Meili Snow Mountains

E648586
glacier mountain range town

Meili Snow Mountains is a sacred, glacier-clad mountain range in northwest Yunnan, China, famed for its dramatic peaks and significance in Tibetan Buddhism.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Kawagebo 0
Meili Snow Mountain 2
Feilaisi 0

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
town ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Naxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tibetan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
bestViewingSeason early spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
climateThreat glacier retreat due to climate change ⓘ
climbingRestrictions mountaineering on Kawagebo banned for religious reasons ⓘ
climbingStatus main peak Kawagebo unclimbed ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ
drainage Lancang River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nu River NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine ecosystem ⓘ
glacial ecosystem ⓘ
elevation 6740 m ⓘ
hasGlacier Mingyong Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sinong Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasHighestPeak Kawagebo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeak Buchu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cuguilong NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gawagapu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jiariren-an NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jiwaren-an NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kawagebo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mabeng NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mianzimu NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naiqieku NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Deqin County NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yunnan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
northwest Yunnan ⓘ
near Upper Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Salween River NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearestTown Feilaisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic snow-covered peaks ⓘ
extensive modern glaciers ⓘ
steep relief above deep river gorges ⓘ
partOf Hengduan Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Three Parallel Rivers region NERFINISHED ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice kora circumambulation ⓘ
provinceCapitalDistance about 700 km from Kunming ⓘ
religionSignificance Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
sacred peak in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
sacredPeak Kawagebo NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismActivity mountain viewing ⓘ
pilgrimage tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
traditionalPilgrimageDuration about 10 to 15 days ⓘ
traditionalPilgrimageRouteLength about 240 km ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site ⓘ
vegetationZones alpine meadows at higher elevations ⓘ
subtropical forests at lower elevations ⓘ
viewpoint Feilaisi viewing platform NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hengduan Mountains → contains → Meili Snow Mountains ⓘ
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas → contains → Meili Snow Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meili Snow Mountain
Diqing → hasTouristAttraction → Meili Snow Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture
this entity surface form: Meili Snow Mountain