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Golmud altitude

Golmud is 2780 meters above sea level.

Golmud City belongs to Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, which is located in the central and western parts of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain in the territory is complex, which can be roughly divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foot of Tanggula, belonging to a typical plateau continental climate. Qaidam Basin is the main part of the urban area, located in the southwest of Qaidam Basin, bordering Hoh Xil Nature Reserve in the south, dulan county in the east, Dachaidan and Mangya Administrative Region in the north.

Tanggula Mountain is located in the southwest of Qaidam Basin, bordering Xizang Autonomous Region in the south and southwest, and Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the east and north. It is 425 kilometers away from Golmud City, 293 kilometers long from east to west, 173 kilometers wide from north to south and covers an area of 47,540.08 square kilometers. The total area of Golmud is 1 19263 square kilometers. The southern margin of Golmud basin area is Kunlun Mountain from east to west. The main peaks are Bukadaban, Wula Mountain in Sha Song, Malan Mountain, Bokhare Kaitag Mountain and Wula Mountain in Tang Ge.

Golmud attractions:

1, Xiwangmu Yaochi: Xiwangmu Yaochi is a natural plateau Pinghu and a sacred lake worshipped by Taoist believers. It is 250 kilometers away from Golmud City, with an altitude of more than 4,300 meters, the east-west length is about 12000 meters, the north-south width is about 5000 meters, the area is more than 60 square kilometers, and the deepest point is 107 meters. The shape of the lake is satisfactory.

2. Chaerhan Salt Lake: Chaerhan Salt Lake is located in the south-central Qaidam Basin in Qinghai. There are several peculiar lakes in Chaerhan Salt Lake, which are rare in the world. The spectacular salt bridge in Chaerhan Salt Lake is a flat and wide road built on the salt lake. This bridge has a unique shape and is different from others. It has neither piers nor railings. It is all made of salt, so it is called "Zhang Wan Salt Bridge". The salt road is flat, no different from the asphalt road.

3. Tanggula Pass: Tanggula Pass is the dividing line between Qinghai Province and Tibet Province (region), with an altitude of about 523 1 m, which is the highest point of the Qinghai-Tibet Highway. It is 604 kilometers away from Golmud City, Qinghai Province. There are the Monument to the Statue of the People's Liberation Army, the Monument to the Altitude and the Monument to the Completion of the Military-civilian Optical Cable Project in Lanssila. Tanggula Pass is the best place to overlook Tanggula.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Golmud City.