Yangmaiyong Yangmaiyong is one of the most striking mountains of southwestern China and one of the three sacred snow peaks of the Yading region in Sichuan Province. Rising above alpine meadows, glacial valleys, forests, and high-elevation lakes, its sharply defined pyramid-shaped summit has become one of the signature sights of Daocheng Yading. The mountain is …
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Mar 25 2025
Laotzyunshan
Laotzyunshan Laotzyunshan is a high and remarkably prominent mountain in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. Rising to approximately 4,500 meters (14,764 feet), the peak stands within the dramatic mountain country of the southern Hengduan Mountains, an area shaped by immense tectonic forces, deep river valleys, alpine ecosystems, and some of China’s richest biodiversity. Although Laotzyunshan is …
Mar 25 2025
Xuebang Shan
Xuebang Shan | 雪邦山 Xuebang Shan (雪邦山) is a high, exceptionally prominent mountain in northwestern Yunnan Province, China. Rising along the boundary between Jianchuan County in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture and Lanping Bai and Pumi Autonomous County in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, it forms part of a branch of the Yunling Mountains within the broader …
Mar 25 2025
Malong Feng
Malong Feng | Malong Peak | Mount Malong | 马龙峰 🏔️ Overview Malong Feng is the highest summit of Cang Mountain, the dramatic north–south mountain range rising immediately west of Dali and Erhai Lake in Yunnan Province, China. Reaching 4,122 meters (13,524 feet) above sea level, the mountain towers more than two vertical kilometers above …
Mar 23 2025
Hunhua Shan
Hunhua Shan | Lincang Daxueshan | 临沧大雪山 🏔️ Overview Hunhua Shan is a major mountain of southwestern Yunnan Province, China, rising in the rugged uplands near the city of Lincang. The peak reaches 3,420 meters (11,220 feet) and has 1,718 meters (5,636 feet) of topographic prominence, making it an ultra-prominent peak—a mountain with at least …
Mar 23 2025
Fan Si Pan
Fan Si Pan | Fansipan | Phan Xi Pang 🏔️ Overview Fan Si Pan, also widely written as Fansipan and Phan Xi Păng, is the highest mountain in Vietnam and the highest summit on the Indochinese Peninsula. Rising to 3,147.3 meters (10,326 feet) above sea level, it dominates the Hoàng Liên Sơn mountains of northwestern …
Mar 23 2025
Tà Chì Nhù
Tà Chì Nhù 🏔️ Overview Tà Chì Nhù is one of the great trekking mountains of northern Vietnam, rising above the rugged highlands of the Hoàng Liên Sơn mountain system. The peak is widely known for steep grassy ridges, dramatic cloud inversions, sweeping views across northwestern Vietnam, and carpets of small purple flowers that appear …
Mar 23 2025
Phou Bia
Phou Bia 🏔️ Overview Phou Bia is the highest mountain in Laos and the loftiest summit of the Annamite Range. Rising in the rugged highlands of Xaisomboun Province, the mountain reaches approximately 2,830 meters (9,285 feet) above sea level. Its importance extends well beyond elevation. Phou Bia has 2,079 meters (6,821 feet) of topographic prominence, …
Mar 22 2025
Phu Xai Lai Leng
Phu Xai Lai Leng 🏔️ Overview Phu Xai Lai Leng is one of the most important high mountains of mainland Southeast Asia, rising directly along the international border between Vietnam and Laos. The summit reaches 2,720 meters (8,924 feet) and belongs to the Annamite Range, known in Vietnam as the Trường Sơn Range. Although it …