Haba Xueshan, Mountain summit in Yunnan, China.
Haba Xueshan is a mountain summit in Yunnan that rises 5,396 meters (17,703 feet) above sea level. It forms a natural boundary between the upper Yangtze River and the Tiger Leaping Gorge landscape.
The Haba Snow Mountain massif marks the southern end of the Shaluli Mountains, part of the Hengduan range. In 1984 the provincial government established the Haba Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. On 1 October 2010, after seven climbers summited, a woman from Hunan and a man from Yunnan slipped during the descent; both died, and police from Sanba in Shangri-La County reached the scene with tourists and villagers to carry the bodies to a nearby village.
The name originates from the Naxi language meaning golden flower, while local Tibetan communities regard the mountain as a sacred natural element.
Climbers start their ascent from Haba village at 2,700 meters and progress through base camp at 4,150 meters before attempting the final summit push. Proper acclimatization and alpine equipment are essential for this elevation.
The massif marks the southern end of the Shaluli Mountains, part of the Hengduan range. Its summit stands 5,396 m, over 3,800 m above the Jinsha River below, and the Tiger Leaping Gorge trail crosses its lowest slopes.
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