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Record SL-692401 · OSM node 7491142475

Fanjingshan

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Elevation
2,336 m
7,664 ft
Prominence
Isolation
Coordinates
27.9100° N, 108.6917° E
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Fanjingshan
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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 N 15° 0.5 km
Fanjing Mountain 2,494 m N 2° 1.0 km
Fenghuang Shan 2,572 m S 198° 3.3 km