Meili Snow Mountains

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Meili Snow Mountains is a sacred, glacier-clad mountain range in northwest Yunnan, China, famed for its dramatic peaks and significance in Tibetan Buddhism.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Meili Snow Mountain 2
Meili Snow Mountain area 1
Meili Snow Mountain scenic area 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf glacier ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
town ⓘ
associatedEthnicGroup Naxi people ⓘ
Tibetan people ⓘ
bestViewingSeason early spring ⓘ
winter ⓘ
climateThreat glacier retreat due to climate change ⓘ
climbingRestrictions mountaineering on Kawagebo banned for religious reasons ⓘ
climbingStatus main peak Kawagebo unclimbed ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalSignificance one of the most sacred mountains for Tibetan Buddhists ⓘ
drainage Lancang River ⓘ
Nu River ⓘ
ecosystemType alpine ecosystem ⓘ
glacial ecosystem ⓘ
elevation 6740 m ⓘ
hasGlacier Mingyong Glacier ⓘ
Sinong Glacier ⓘ
hasHighestPeak Kawagebo ⓘ
hasPeak Buchu ⓘ
Cuguilong ⓘ
Gawagapu ⓘ
Jiariren-an ⓘ
Jiwaren-an ⓘ
Kawagebo ⓘ
Mabeng ⓘ
Mianzimu ⓘ
Naiqieku ⓘ
locatedIn Deqin County ⓘ
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture ⓘ
Yunnan Province ⓘ
northwest Yunnan ⓘ
near Upper Mekong River ⓘ
linked to: Mekong River

Upper Salween River ⓘ
nearestTown Feilaisi ⓘ
notableFeature dramatic snow-covered peaks ⓘ
extensive modern glaciers ⓘ
steep relief above deep river gorges ⓘ
partOf Hengduan Mountains ⓘ
Three Parallel Rivers region ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice kora circumambulation ⓘ
provinceCapitalDistance about 700 km from Kunming ⓘ
religionSignificance Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
sacred peak in Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
sacredPeak Kawagebo ⓘ
tourismActivity mountain viewing ⓘ
pilgrimage tourism ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
traditionalPilgrimageDuration about 10 to 15 days ⓘ
traditionalPilgrimageRouteLength about 240 km ⓘ
UNESCOStatus within Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas World Heritage Site ⓘ
vegetationZones alpine meadows at higher elevations ⓘ
subtropical forests at lower elevations ⓘ
viewpoint Feilaisi viewing platform ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hengduan Mountains → contains → Meili Snow Mountains ⓘ
Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas → contains → Meili Snow Mountain ⓘ
linked to: Meili Snow Mountains
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture → hasTouristAttraction → Meili Snow Mountain ⓘ
subject linked to: Diqing
linked to: Meili Snow Mountains
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture → highestPeakInRegion → Meili Snow Mountain area ⓘ
linked to: Meili Snow Mountains
Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture → hasScenicArea → Meili Snow Mountain scenic area ⓘ
linked to: Meili Snow Mountains