The Shaluli Mountains (), known in
Tibetan as Powor Gang,
are a large mountain range in western
China
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between the Upper
Yangtze
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(Jinsha) and
Yalong Rivers. It is one of the core ranges of the
Hengduan group of mountains. The Shaluli Mountains stretch over 500 km from
Dege County,
Sichuan
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in the north to
Shangri-La County,
Yunnan
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in the south. The highest peak of the range is
Ge'nyen Massif at above sea level. Other subranges in the Shaluli Mountains include the
Chola Mountains to the north, the
Zhaga Mountains to the east, the
Yading massif in the south, and
Haba Snow Mountain at the southern edge of the range.
The Shaluli Mountains were historically part of the
Kham
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region of
Tibet
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and are now mostly administered as part of
Garze Prefecture in modern-day Sichuan Province.
Litang is the major population centre in this mountain region.
The major peaks of the range outside of the Chola Mountains include:
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Ge'nyen ()
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Yangmolong ()
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Chenresig ()
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Chana Dorje ()
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Jampelyang ()
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Xiashe ()
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Garrapunsum ()
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Haba Snow Mountain ()
References
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Mountain ranges of Sichuan
Mountain ranges of China
Mountain ranges of Tibet