The Baimang Snow Mountain lies in Deqin
County of Yunnan Province, between the Jinsha River and Lancang
River.
The highest peak of the mountain is 5,429.6
meters above sea level, covered with snow all year round. The area of 180,000
hectares that surrounds the mountain is a nature reserve, where complete
vertical sight of virgin forest and rare plants and animals could be found.
Black snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), a kind of animals under
the first-class national key protection, live in the forest.
The Baimang Snow Mountain is in the middle
part of the Hengduan Mountain Range, and belongs to Deqin County. The snow
mountain covers a total area of 187,977 hectares with the highest peak rising
5,430 meters above sea level. Most peaks are over 4,000 meters above sea level
and 20 of them rise beyond 5,000 meters. Seen from afar, the mountain (the most
magnificent part of the Hengduan Mountain Range) is covered with white snow and
presents a spectacular view to travelers. Inside the nature reserve, there is a
vast area of virgin forest, which is a well preserved natural integration.
Currently, the nature reserve of the Baimang Snow Mountain aims to protect the
rare black snub-nosed monkeys, and natural views of the typical mountainous
vertical zone (high mountains and canyons) of the Hengduan Mountain
Range.