Sơn Trà Mountain

Son Tra Mountain
Monkey Mountain[1]

Aerial view of Son Tra Mountain

Aerial view of Son Tra Mountain.
Elevation 850 m (2,790 ft)[2]
Location
Location Da Nang, Vietnam

Sơn Trà Mountain (Vietnamese: Núi Sơn Trà), known to American soldiers during the Vietnam War as Monkey Mountain,[1] is a mountain located on Sơn Trà Peninsula, in Sơn Trà district, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam, overlooking the Bay of Đà Nẵng and the East Sea. Đà Nẵng Port's Tiên Sa Terminal is located at the base of the mountain's western face, as is nearby Tiên Sa Beach. A military base (now little used) is also located on the mountain.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nick Ray, Peter Dragicevich, Regis St. Louis (2007). Vietnam. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 1-74104-306-9.
  2. ↑ Nick Ray, Yu-Mei Balasingamchow, Iain Stewart (2009). Vietnam. Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 1-74179-159-6.

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