Mount Xuebaoding

Mount Xuebaoding
Highest point
Elevation 5,588 m (18,333 ft)[1]
Prominence 2,057 m (6,749 ft)[1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 32°40′33″N 103°50′48″E / 32.67583°N 103.84667°E / 32.67583; 103.84667Coordinates: 32°40′33″N 103°50′48″E / 32.67583°N 103.84667°E / 32.67583; 103.84667[1]
Geography
Mount Xuebaoding

Location in China

Location Songpan County, Sichuan, China
Parent range Min Mountains
Climbing
First ascent 1986 by a Japanese team
Easiest route snow/ice/glacier climb

Mount XuebaodingChinese: 雪宝顶; literally: "Snowy Treasure Peak"; Tibetan name:Shar Dung Ri)is a mountain near the easternmost edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China. With an elevation of 5,588 metres (18,333 ft) it is the highest peak of the Min Mountains. It is located in Songpan County of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.

Xuebaoding was first climbed in 1986 by a Japanese team.[2]

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