In which city is Jade Dragon Snow Mountain located?

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is located in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province.

Lijiang, a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Yunnan Province, is located on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the northwest Yunnan Plateau, and the middle reaches of the Jinsha River. It is an internationally renowned tourist city, a national historical and cultural city, the ancient "Southern Silk Road" and " An important passage of the "Ancient Tea-Horse Road".

The urban center is located at 100°25' east longitude and 26°86' north latitude, with a total area of ??20,600 square kilometers. It borders Sichuan Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture and Panzhihua City to the east, and connects Jianchuan and Hezhou of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture to the south. Qing and Binchuan counties and Dayao and Yongren counties in Chuxiong Yi Autonomous Prefecture are adjacent to Lanping County of Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture and Weixi County of Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture to the west and north respectively.

Overview of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain:

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is a group of snow mountains in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province. It is bounded by Li (Jiang) Ming (sound) Highway in the east, Hutiao Gorge Stream in the west and Hutiao Gorge in the south. Yuhu, north to the entrance of Dajuxiahutiao Gorge, is located between 100°4′2″-100°16′30″ east longitude and 27°3′2″~27°18′57″ north latitude.

About 15 kilometers north of Lijiang, with a total length of 75 kilometers, it is the mountain range closest to the equator in the northern hemisphere that is covered with snow all year round. It is separated by the Zhongdian Snow Mountain in the west and the Mianmian Mountain in the east, and from Sanjiangkou in the north. , extending southward to 27° north latitude, unfolding like a fan towards the ancient city.

The 13 peaks of the mountain are arranged vertically from south to north. The main peak, Fan Steep, has an altitude of 5,596 meters and is covered with snow all year round. The height of the snow line is between 4,800 and 5,000 meters. There are temperate marine glaciers closest to the equator in Eurasia.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Lijiang, Baidu Encyclopedia-Jade Dragon Snow Mountain