Dalou Mountains

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Dalou Mountains
Mount. Jinfo 1.JPG
South side of Mount Jinfo
Highest point
Peak Mount Jinfo (金佛山)
Elevation 2,251 m (7,385 ft)
Geography
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Country China
Provinces Guizhou and Sichuan
Range coordinates 29°04′N107°18′E / 29.067°N 107.300°E / 29.067; 107.300

The Dalou Mountains (simplified Chinese :大娄山; traditional Chinese :大婁山} are a range of limestone mountains running 300 km (190 mi) north east to south west across the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau spanning Guizhou and Sichuan Provinces, People's Republic of China. [1] At 2,251 m (7,385 ft), Mount Jinfo (金佛山) in Nanchuan District, Chongqing is the highest peak in a range that is also the watershed between the Wu and Chishui rivers.

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References

  1. "The Dalou Mountains (大娄山)" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 13, 2011.