Meili Xue Shan

Meili Xue Shan
Highest point
Peak	Kawagebo
Elevation	6,740 m (22,110 ft)
Coordinates	28°26′14″N 98°41′04″E / 28.43722°N 98.68444°E / 28.43722; 98.68444Coordinates: 28°26′14″N 98°41′04″E / 28.43722°N 98.68444°E / 28.43722; 98.68444
Dimensions
Length	200 km (120 mi) North-south
Width	30 km (19 mi) East-west
Area	6,000 km2 (2,300 sq mi)
Geography
Country	China
State	Yunnan
Settlement	Deqen is the closest settlement of considerable size
Parent range	Hengduan Mountains

Meili Xue Shan (Chinese translation: "Mainri snowy range") or Mainri Snow Mountains (Tibetan: སྨན་རི། ) are a mountain range in the Chinese province of Yunnan. They lie close to the northwestern boundary of the province and are bounded by the Salween River on the west and the Mekong on the east.^[1] The crest of the range rises to over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) above sea level, making for impressive prominence over the river valleys to the east and west, which are between 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) and 1,900 metres (6,200 ft) in elevation. The highest peak is Kawagebo, which rises to 6,740 metres (22,110 ft). Kawagebo is considered sacred for Tibetan Buddhists. Other significant peaks include Mianzimu, Peak 6509 and Jiariren-an. Because of restrictions and dangerous conditions, none of the major peaks in the range have ever been summited. In January 1991, six Chinese and eleven Japanese mountaineers lost their lives to an avalanche, one of the worst climbing accidents in China.

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