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Record SL-689763 · Wikidata Q11116077

Fanjing Mountain

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Elevation
2,494 m
8,182 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
27.9194° N, 108.6921° E
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Fanjing Mountain
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Description

Wikipedia

The Fanjingshan (Chinese: 梵净山; pinyin: Fànjìngshān) or Mount Fanjing, located in Tongren, Guizhou province, is the highest peak of the Wuling Mountains in southeastern China, at an elevation of 2,570 m (8,430 ft). The Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve was established in 1978 and designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 1986. Fanjingshan is a sacred mountain in Chinese Buddhism, considered to be the bodhimaṇḍa of the Maitreya Buddha. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018.

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Old Golden Peak 2,494 m S 171° 0.6 km
Fanjingshan 2,336 m S 182° 1.0 km
Fenghuang Shan 2,572 m S 194° 4.3 km