Mount Xuebaoding
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Mount Xuebaoding（; Tibetan name:Shar Dung Ri）is a mountain near the easternmost edge of the Tibetan Plateau
in China
. With an elevation of 5588 metres (18,333 ft) it is the highest peak of the Min Mountains
. It is located in Songpan County of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
, Sichuan Province.
Xuebaoding was first climbed in 1986 by a Japanese team.
Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau , also known as the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau is a vast, elevated plateau in Central Asia covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai, in addition to smaller portions of western Sichuan, southwestern Gansu, and northern Yunnan in Western China and Ladakh in...
in China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. With an elevation of 5588 metres (18,333 ft) it is the highest peak of the Min Mountains
Min Mountains
Min Mountains or Minshan are a mountain range in central China. It runs in the general north-south direction through northern Sichuan and southernmost borderlands of Gansu...
. It is located in Songpan County of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture
The Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture is an autonomous prefecture in Sichuan, whose capital is Barkam town . It has an area of 83,201 km²....
, Sichuan Province.
Xuebaoding was first climbed in 1986 by a Japanese team.