Mong Ling Shan, also known as ''Möng Ling Shan'', is one of the highest mountains of the
Shan Hills
The Shan Hills ( my, ရှမ်းရိုးမ; ''Shan Yoma''), also known as Shan Highland, is a vast mountainous zone that extends through Yunnan to Myanmar and Thailand. The whole region is made up of numerous mountain ranges separated ...
. It is located in the
Namtit Special District of
Wa State
Wa State, my, ဝပြည်နယ် is an autonomous self-governing polity in Myanmar (Burma). It is ''de facto'' independent from the rest of the country and has its own political system, administrative divisions and army.29 December 2 ...
,
Myanmar
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close to the border with
China and 122 km to the ENE of
Lashio
Lashio ( ; Shan: ) is the largest town in northern Shan State, Myanmar, about north-east of Mandalay. It is situated on a low mountain spur overlooking the valley of the Yaw River. Loi Leng, the highest mountain of the Shan Hills, is located ...
. It is the highest peak in Myanmar
Shan State
Shan State ( my, ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်, ; shn, မိူင်းတႆး, italics=no) also known by the endonyms Shanland, Muang Tai, and Tailong, is a state of Myanmar. Shan State borders China (Yunnan) to the north, Laos ( ...
.
Geography
Mong Ling Shan is the highest peak of a wooded massif located in the frontier area.
With a height of 2,641 m and a prominence of 1,625 m, Mong Ling Shan is one of the
ultra prominent peak
An ultra-prominent peak, or Ultra for short, is a mountain summit with a topographic prominence of or more; it is also called a P1500.
The prominence of a peak is the minimum height of climb to the summit on any route from a higher peak, or fr ...
s of
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
.
Peakbagger - Mong Ling Shan, Myanmar
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The nearest village is a Chinese village at 23°20'12.9"N 98°54'10.0"E of unknown name, the nearest Burmese village is Man Ye-su, located about 4 km to the west, and Yindai 4 km to the east on the borderline. The town of Pan Lon lies 11 km to the SW.
See also
*List of Ultras of Southeast Asia
This is a list of all the ultra-prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in Mainland Southeast Asia. All values below are given in metres.
Patkai-Chin Hills
Indo-Malayan System
Malay Peninsula
Annamite Range ...
*List of mountains in Burma
The following is a list of mountains in Myanmar (Burma). The elevations are in metres. For the names of the mountains in the Latin script the most common transcription has been adopted.
Note:
Many mountains in the country are important not b ...
References
External links
Google Books, ''The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia''Peakbagger list
Geography of Shan State
Mountains of Myanmar
Shan Hills
China–Myanmar border
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