Daxue Mountains

Daxue Range
Glaciers on the Gongga Shan
Highest point
PeakGongga Shan (Minya Konka)
Elevation7,556 m (24,790 ft)[1]
Coordinates29°35′48″N 101°52′43″E / 29.59667°N 101.87861°E / 29.59667; 101.87861
Dimensions
Length600 km (370 mi)
Naming
Native name大雪山山脉 (Chinese)
Geography
Daxue Range is located in Sichuan
Daxue Range
Daxue Range
Location in Sichuan
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Parent rangeHengduan Mountains

The Daxue Range or Daxue Mountains (Chinese: 大雪山山脉, 大雪山; pinyin: Dàxuě Shān; Wade–Giles: Ta4-hsüeh3 Shan1; lit. 'Great Snow Mountains') are a great mountain range in the western part of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It is part of the Hengduan Mountains, a complicated system of mountain ranges of western Sichuan, which itself is adjacent to the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.

  1. ^ "Gongga Shan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-10-04.