Why is the Flame Mountain so hot?

1, Turpan originally belongs to continental arid desert climate, which is very far from the ocean, resulting in a very dry and hot climate.

2. There is little precipitation near Turpan, and the average annual precipitation is less than 20 ml, which is even less than that in desert areas of China.

3. Due to the long sunshine time in Turpan, most of the mountains are not covered with vegetation, which leads to insufficient time for the hot air to dissipate after condensation, and the surface air transpiration is very hot.

4. In Turpan, the temperature exceeds 38℃ for 38 days a year, and the number of days exceeding 35℃ exceeds 100.

There is underground coal under the flaming mountain, which is extremely rare in Xinjiang. During the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, flames began to emerge from cracks in rocks and lasted for many years. Later, due to the lateral movement of the earth's crust, many fold belts were left, and the Flame Mountain was formed. In addition, the summer temperature in mountainous areas is very colorful, and underground coal also plays a certain role.

Extended data:

Flame Mountain, called Chishi Mountain in ancient times, is located in the northern edge of Turpan Basin, north of the ancient Silk Road. East-west direction. The Flame Mountain is called "Qizil Tage" in Uygur language, which means "Red Mountain". The Tang people once called it "volcano" because it was very hot. The length of the mountain is 100 km, the widest point is 10 km, and the elevation is about 500 meters. The elevation of the main peak is 83 1.7 meters.

Flame Mountain is the hottest place in China. The highest temperature in summer is as high as 47.8 degrees Celsius, and the highest temperature on the surface is as high as 89 degrees Celsius. Eggs can be baked in the sand nest. Turpan is a typical continental arid desert climate. Although the annual average temperature is only 14.5℃, the days above 35℃ exceed 100 days, and even the extremely hot weather above 38℃ is as many as 38 days.

The absolute maximum temperature measured for many years is 49.6℃( 1975 07 13), and the surface temperature can reach 89℃, which is a veritable "China hot pole".