Mount Longmen (Shanxi)

Lóngmén Shān
Chinese: 龙门山
Chinese: 龍門山
pinyin: Lóngmén Shān
The mountain is in Shanxi's southwest, on the border to Shaanxi.
The mountain is in Shanxi's southwest, on the border to Shaanxi.


Lóngmén Shān (red) in the PRC (white), near the border between the provinces of Shanxi (east) and Shaanxi (west).
Highest point
Elevation1,087 m (3,566 ft)[1]
Coordinates35°42′15″N 110°38′55″E / 35.70417°N 110.64861°E / 35.70417; 110.64861
Naming
English translationdragon gate mountain
Language of nameChinese
PronunciationMandarin: [lʊŋ˧˥mən˧˥ʂ̺an˥]
Geography
LocationShanxi, China

Lóngmén Shān, Mount Longmen or Longmen Mountain is a mountain in Shanxi province, China. In March–April 2010, the Wangjialing coal mine flood occurred here.

  1. ^ 科图 (KeMap.Net): 河津市地图Archived 2010-06-12 at the Wayback Machine