Where is the Flame Mountain Scenic Area and why is it so hot?

Speaking of the Flame Mountain, I believe many friends will think of the pictures in The Journey to the West. The Monkey King borrowed a banana fan to cross the Flame Mountain. However, there is a place called Flame Mountain in reality, so where is this Flame Mountain? Let's take a look at Bian Xiao!

1. Where is the Flame Mountain Scenic Area? Flame Mountain was called Chishi Mountain in ancient times. It is located in 3 12 National Road, Gaochang District, Turpan City, on the northern edge of Turpan Basin, north of the ancient Silk Road, showing an east-west trend. It is located at 10 km east of Turpan, at Urumqi 183 km east of Shanshan county, at 98 km east of Hami city, at 450 km south of Ruoqiang county and at 290 km north of Qitai county.

2. Traffic information Take the shuttle bus at Turpan Bus Station to the Flame Mountain Scenic Area.

Self-driving: just navigate and search for "Flame Mountain Scenic Area".

3. Why is the Flame Mountain so hot The reason why the Flame Mountain is so hot is mainly because of the long-term continental arid desert climate in this area. This kind of climate generally appears in the inland areas of the mainland with higher altitude. Although Turpan basin is a basin, its altitude still exceeds the sea level. Because the Flame Mountain lives inland, the water vapor from the sea is imported from the east of China. After rounds of terrain climbing, most of the water vapor has been consumed before entering the west and northwest regions.

This leads to the scarcity of annual rainfall in the Flame Mountain area, which is also the reason for the long-term high temperature in this area. On the other hand, the water vapor input from the other side of Tianshan Mountain is blocked by Tianshan Mountain, and the air flow sinks and warms up to produce the wind-burning effect, which makes the climate in Huoyan Mountain dry and hot. Furthermore, in summer, the flame mountain has a long illumination time, and the temperature rises faster during the day. Based on the above reasons, the extreme high temperature weather in Huoyan Mountain is caused by geographical location and climatic conditions, but some climatologists believe that the essential reason for the extreme high temperature on the surface is not geographical location and climatic conditions.

So what is the essential reason for the extreme high temperature on the surface of the Flame Mountain? The answer is still global warming. This kind of climate problem has a far-reaching impact on the global scale, but people only see the obvious changes brought about by climate problems from the North and South Poles and high latitudes, and those areas with high temperature climate are easily ignored by people, resulting in climate warming only affecting local areas.

Take Flame Mountain as an example, the annual average temperature in this area is higher than that in most places, which is due to the unique continental climate in this area. Therefore, when the surface temperature of the Flame Mountain is 77 degrees Celsius, many people think that this is a normal phenomenon of the Flame Mountain. Actually, it's not. There is the influence of climate warming behind it. In fact, in addition to the extreme high temperature in the Flame Mountain in Xinjiang, the extreme high temperature weather in central North America and the extreme high temperature weather in the Middle East some time ago are also considered to be caused by climate warming.