Mount Siguniang (; , ''Skubla'') is the highest mountain of

Qionglai Mountains Qionglai Mountains () is a mountain range in the Sichuan Province of China. It runs in the general north-south direction, and is located mostly within the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, in the north-central part of the province. ...

in Western China. It is located in the bordering area of Rilong Town,

Xiaojin County Xiaojin County (), also known as Tsanlha from its Tibetan name (), is a county in the northwest of Sichuan Province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture. History Prior to 18th c ...

and

Wenchuan County Wenchuan County is a county in Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. The county has an area of , and a population of 100,771 as of 2010. Wolong National Nature Reserve is a protected area located in ...

Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, also known as Aba (; Qiang: ; ), is an autonomous prefecture of northwestern Sichuan, bordering Gansu to the north and northeast and Qinghai to the northwest. Its seat is in Barkam, and it has an ar ...

Sichuan Province Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

. Mount Siguniang is renowned for its beauty. Mount Siguniang National Park was identified as a

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Heritage Site as part of

Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries () located in southwest Sichuan province of China, is the home to more than 30% of the world's giant pandas and is among the most important sites for the captive breeding of these pandas. It covers 9245 km2 ...

in 2006. The park comprises Mount Siguniang and the surrounding three valleys, namely Changping Valley (), Haizi Valley () and Shuangqiao Valley (), covering an area of 2,000sq km.

Peaks

Mount Siguniang encompasses four peaks (with meaning 'peak'): Daguniang Feng (Big Peak or 1st peak), Erguniang Feng (2nd peak), Sanguniang Feng (3rd peak), and Yaomei Feng, also known as Sanzuoshan Feng (3rd peak). The highest peak is (), also known as the "Queen of Sichuan's peaks" (), standing at . It is also the second highest mountain in

and the easternmost or higher peak on Earth. The first ascent was in 1981 by a Japanese team via the east ridge. Very few people attempt to climb this and very few of those succeed. The first ascent of the southwest ridge was made in 2008 by Chad Kellogg and Dylan Johnson. The other three lower peaks are regular mountaineering destinations through all seasons. Mount Siguniang DaFeng (, ) is normally considered as a pure trekking peak while ErFeng (, ) and SanFeng (, ) are more challenging, requiring basic climbing techniques.www.sportsandtravel.com.hk
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