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.
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in Western China. It is located in the bordering area of
Rilong Town
Siguniangshan Town (), formerly Rilong Town (), is a town in Xiaojin County in the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China. It is a main base for visiting Mount Siguniang. Rilong lies at roughly 3,160 meters above sea lev ...
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Xiaojin County and
Wenchuan County 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 ...
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Sichuan Province.
Mount Siguniang is renowned for its beauty. Mount Siguniang National Park was identified as a
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...
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
Sichuan Province 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 Chad Kellogg (September 22, 1971 – February 14, 2014) was an American mountain climber, best known for his numerous speed climbing records and first ascents. He died by a falling rock after climbing Fitz Roy successfully and while descending.
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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.
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Mountains of Sichuan
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