Mount Xuebaoding(Chinese: 雪宝顶; lit. '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 and the easternmost 5,500 m (18,000 ft) or higher peak on Earth. It is located in Songpan County of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
Mount Xuebaoding | |
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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[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Songpan County, Sichuan, China |
Parent range | Min Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1986 by a Japanese team |
Easiest route | snow/ice/glacier climb |
Xuebaoding was first climbed in 1986 by a Japanese team.[2]
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