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Huangshan (Chinese: 黄山), [2] literally meaning the Yellow Mountain(s), is a mountain range in southern Anhui province in eastern China. It was originally called "Yishan", and it was renamed because of a legend that Emperor Xuanyuan once made alchemy here. [ 3 ]
It lies at the foot of the Huangshan mountain range some 33 kilometres (21 mi) to the west of Huangshan City and is known as one of the Four Sacred Mountains of Taoism. Noted for its numerous inscriptions and tablets, as well as monasteries and temples, particularly dedicated to Xuantian Shangdi , the highest point of the mountain rises to 585 ...
It is limited to mountain peaks with, if known, an elevation of at least 200 metres (660 feet) above sea level, and may include those considered as hills. The distinction between a hill and a mountain in terms of elevation is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be less tall and less steep than a mountain. [2]
Mount Guiting-Guiting is the highest mountain in the province of Romblon, located in Sibuyan Island, in the Philippines, with an elevation of 6,752 ft (2,058 m) above sea level. Its steep slopes and jagged peak, have earned it a reputation as one of the most technically challenging mountains to climb in the Philippines.
Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan. ... level division of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an ...
Huangshan District (simplified Chinese: 黄山区; traditional Chinese: 黃山區; pinyin: Huángshān Qū) is a district of Huangshan City, Anhui province, China. It has a population of 163,000 and an area of 1,669 square kilometres (644 sq mi). [ 1 ]
By the 1990s the Malepunyo Mountain Range has been erroneously tagged as Malarayat Mountain Range due to the famous country club located at its western slope named after the Malarayat Hill. Mount Malepunyo is its highest peak located at Barangay Talisay, Lipa City standing at 1,002 metres (3,287 ft) above mean sea level by the ridge of its ...
[3] [4] Mount Susong Dalaga (Maiden's breast Mountain), a conical hill resembling the female breast which is the highest peak of neighboring Talim Island, is best observed from Mt. Sembrano. [3] Other mountains visible from the summit are Mount Banahaw, Mount Makiling and the Sierra Madre Mountains.