Daxue Mountain (大雪山, Daxue Shan) is a high mountain in
Yongde County
Yongde County () is a county in the west of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, People's Republic of ...
,
Yunnan
Yunnan; is an inland Provinces of China, province in Southwestern China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 47.2 million (as of 2020). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the Chinese provinces ...
,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
. It is located west of
China National Highway 323, about 50 km to the northwest of
Lincang
Lincang ( zh, s=临沧 , t=臨滄 , p=Líncāng) is a prefecture-level city located in the southwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.
History
Lincang was previously called Baihuai during the Shang dynasty.
On December 26, 2003, ...
.
With a height of 3,510 m and a prominence of 2,051 m, the Daxue Shan is the most
prominent peak of the
Indo-Malayan System in
Southeast Asia
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.
This mountain should not be confused with another mountain by the same name in
Qinghai
Qinghai is an inland Provinces of China, province in Northwestern China. It is the largest provinces of China, province of China (excluding autonomous regions) by area and has the third smallest population. Its capital and largest city is Xin ...
.
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See also
*List of mountains in China
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in China, the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those List of mountains in Taiwan, under the control of the Re ...
* List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
*List of peaks by prominence
This is a list of mountain peaks ordered by their topographic prominence.
Terminology
The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or from sea level if there is no higher peak. The low ...
References
External links
Google Books, ''The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia''List of Mountains in Yunnan
Mountains of Yunnan
Geography of Lincang
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