List of mountains in China

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The following is an incomplete list of mountains in the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed with other countries, such as Mount Everest, are noted after the list. [1] [2] [3]

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MountainImage Province-level division Elevation Notes
Amne Machin Amne Machin.jpg Qinghai 6,282 metres (20,610 ft)
Badaling GreatWall Badaling.jpg Beijing 1,015 metres (3,330 ft)
Paektu Mountain Paektu-san.jpg Jilin 2,744 metres (9,003 ft)The highest peak in both Northeast China and the Korean Peninsula
Baishi Mountain Hebei 2,096 metres (6,877 ft) AAAAA-level tourist attraction
Baiyun Mountain Guangdong 382 metres (1,253 ft)
Mount Beiwudang Shanxi
Bijia Mountain Bi jia shan at high tide.JPG Liaoning 78 metres (256 ft)
Bogda Peak Xinjiang 5,445 metres (17,864 ft)
Broad Peak 7 15 BroadPeak.jpg Xinjiang 8,051 metres (26,414 ft)
Bukadaban Feng Qinghai/Xinjiang 6,860 metres (22,507 ft)
Mount Cangyan Mount cangyan 2007.jpg Hebei 1,000 metres (3,281 ft)
Chakragil Xinjiang 6,760 metres (22,178 ft)
Changla Tibet 6,721 metres (22,051 ft)
Mount Chishi Guangdong 380 metres (1,250 ft)
Chomo Lonzo Tibet 7,804 metres (25,604 ft)Subsidiary peak of Makalu (5th highest in the world)
Chongtar Kangri Xinjiang 7,315 metres (23,999 ft)
Dahei Mountain Dahei Mountain 1, Dalian, China.jpg Liaoning 663 metres (2,175 ft)
Mount Danxia Danxia 0754.jpg Guangdong
Daxue Mountain Yunnan 3,500 metres (11,483 ft) Ultra prominent peak of Southeast Asia
Dinghu Mountain Guangdong
Mount Dingjun Shaanxi
Mount Du Henan 368 metres (1,207 ft)
Dunheger Xinjiang 3,325 metres (10,909 ft)
Dunhong Xinjiang
Mount Emei EmeiShanTop.jpg Sichuan 3,099 metres (10,167 ft)
Mount Erlang Sichuan
Mount Everest Everest kalapatthar crop.jpg Tibet 8,848 metres (29,029 ft) [4] The highest peak in the world. Located in Nepal Flag of Nepal.svg and China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg . [1] [2]
Geladaindong Peak Chang Jiang Yuan Tou .jpg Qinghai 6,621 metres (21,722 ft)
Mount Genyen Sichuan 6,204 metres (20,354 ft)
Mount Gongga Gonggashan.jpg Sichuan 7,556 metres (24,790 ft)The highest peak in Sichuan and the easternmost 7,000 m (23,000 ft)+ peak worldwide
Gora Alagordy Xinjiang 4,622 metres (15,164 ft)
Haba Xueshan The Snow Slope of Haba Mountain.JPG Yunnan 5,396 metres (17,703 ft)
Mount Heng (Hunan) HengshanMountains.JPG Hunan 1,300 metres (4,265 ft)
Mount Heng (Shanxi) Heng Shan Summit View.jpg Shanxi 2,017 metres (6,617 ft)
Mount Hua Hua Shan.jpg Shaanxi 2,160 metres (7,087 ft)
Mount Huangbo Fujian
Huangyajian Peak Zhejiang 1,921 metres (6,302 ft)
Khüiten Peak Xinjiang 4,374 metres (14,350 ft)
Hunhua Shan Yunnan 3,420 metres (11,220 ft) Ultra prominent peak of Southeast Asia
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain DSCN1728.JPG Yunnan 5,596 metres (18,360 ft)
Jengish Chokusu Jengish Chokusu from BC.jpg Xinjiang 7,439 metres (24,406 ft)
Jiangjun Mountain Jiangsu
Mount Jianglang Zhejiang 817 metres (2,680 ft)
Mount Jiuhua Jiuhuashan yunhai.JPG Anhui
Mount Jizu Yunnan 3,240 metres (10,630 ft)
Jongsong Peak Tibet 7,462 metres (24,482 ft)
K2 K2 2006b.jpg Xinjiang 8,611 metres (28,251 ft)The highest peak in Xinjiang and Pakistan, and the second-highest globally
Mount Kailash Kailash north.JPG Tibet 6,638 metres (21,778 ft)
Kalamely Mountain Xinjiang
Kangpenqing Tibet 7,281 metres (23,888 ft)
Kangto Tibet/India7,060 metres (23,163 ft)Located in both India Flag of India.svg and China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , [3]
Kawagarbo Khawa Karpo 02.jpg Yunnan 6,740 metres (22,113 ft)
Kezhen Peak Xinjiang 7,038 metres (23,091 ft)
Khartaphu Tibet 7,213 metres (23,665 ft)
Khumbutse Pumori-Langtren-Khumbutse.jpg Tibet 6,636 metres (21,772 ft)
Kitten Mountain Guangxi 2,142 metres (7,028 ft)The highest peak in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Cat Mountain KittenMountain.jpg Fujian 516 metres (1,693 ft)
Kongur Tagh Kongur south.jpg Xinjiang 7,649 metres (25,095 ft)
Kubi Gangri Tibet 6,859 metres (22,503 ft)
Labuche Kang Labuche Kang and Shishapangma from Cho Oyu.jpg Tibet 7,367 metres (24,170 ft)
Langtang Ri Tibet 7,205 metres (23,638 ft)
Laojun Mountain Yunnan 4,513 metres (14,806 ft)
Mount Langya Anhui
Mount Lao Laoshan-mountain-with-rocks.jpg Shandong 1,138 metres (3,734 ft)
Lhotse LhotseMountain.jos.500pix.jpg Tibet 8,516 metres (27,940 ft)
Mount Liang Shandong 198 metres (650 ft)
Lingtren Lingtren.jpg Tibet 6,749 metres (22,142 ft)
Mount Lingyan Jiangsu
Mount Li Shaanxi 1,302 metres (4,272 ft)
Liushi Shan Tibet/Xinjiang 7,167 metres (23,514 ft)
Mount Longhu Jiangxi
Lunpo Gangri Tibet 7,095 metres (23,278 ft)
Mount Luofu Guangdong
Huangshan Huangshan pic 4.jpg Anhui 1,864 metres (6,115 ft)
Makalu Makalu.jpg Tibet 8,481 metres (27,825 ft)
Mazong Mountain Gansu 2,584 metres (8,478 ft)
Mianzimu R0010821.JPG Yunnan 6,054 metres (19,862 ft)
Mount Jinfo Mount. Jinfo 1.JPG Chongqing 2,238 metres (7,343 ft)
Mount Longmen (Shanxi) Shanxi 1,087 metres (3,566 ft)
Mount Mian Mianshan.jpg Shanxi 2,440 metres (8,005 ft)An important Taoist center, associated with the origin of the Cold Food Festival. Also formerly known as Mt Jie.
Mount Mogan Morganshan side.JPG Zhejiang
Moon Hill Moonmtyangshuo.jpg Guangxi
Muztagh Ata Muztagh Ata Xinjiang China.jpg Xinjiang 7,546 metres (24,757 ft)
Nairamdal Peak Xinjiang 4,180 metres (13,714 ft)
Nyegyi Kansang Tibet 7,060 metres (23,163 ft)Located in both India Flag of India.svg and China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg , [3]
Mount Pan Tianjin 858 metres (2,815 ft)
Phu Si Lung Yunnan 3,076 metres (10,092 ft)
Mount Pomiu Sichuan 5,413 metres (17,759 ft)
Porong Ri Tibet 7,292 metres (23,924 ft)
Pumori Mt Pumori.jpg Tibet 7,161 metres (23,494 ft)
Purple Mountain PurpleMountain01.JPG Jiangsu 447 metres (1,467 ft)
Mount Putuo Zhejiang
Qianling Mountain Guizhou 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)
Mount Qingcheng Sichuan
Qionglong Mountain Qionglongshan-top.JPG Suzhou 341.7 metres (1,121 ft)
Qixia Mountain Jiangsu 286 metres (938 ft)
Mount Qiyun Anhui 585 metres (1,919 ft)
Mount Sanqing Sanqingshan 1461.JPG Jiangxi 1,817 metres (5,961 ft)
Sauyr Zhotasy Xinjiang 3,840 metres (12,598 ft)
Shenguang Mountain Guangdong
Shennong Mountain Henan 1,028 metres (3,373 ft)
Shiceng Dashan Yunnan 1,830 metres (6,004 ft) Tripoint
Shiren Mountain Henan 2,153 metres (7,064 ft)
Siguang Ri Tibet 7,308 metres (23,976 ft)
Shishapangma Shishapangma.jpg Tibet 8,013 metres (26,289 ft)The lowest Eight-thousander
Simian Mountain The waterfall in Simian Mountain,Jiangjin,Chongqing.jpg Chongqing
Skyang Kangri Skyang Kangri.jpg Xinjiang 7,545 metres (24,754 ft)
Mount Song Songshan1.JPG Henan 1,500 metres (4,921 ft)
Mount Taibai Shaanxi 3,767 metres (12,359 ft)
Mount Tai Mount tai azure clouds temple.jpg Shandong 1,533 metres (5,030 ft)
Mount Tangjia Sichuan
Tavan Bogd Ukok Plateau 2.jpg Xinjiang 4,374 metres (14,350 ft)The highest peak in Mongolia
Teram Kangri Xinjiang 7,462 metres (24,482 ft)
The Crown (mountain) Xinjiang 7,295 metres (23,934 ft)
Mount Tiandang Shaanxi
Tianmen Mountain Tian Menshan Mountain 10.jpg Hunan
Tianmu Mountain Zhejiang 1,506 metres (4,941 ft)
Mount Tiantai Zhejiang 1,138 metres (3,734 ft)
Tiantangzhai Anhui/Hubei 1,729 metres (5,673 ft)
Tianzhong Mountain Henan
Mount Tianzhu Anhui 1,760 metres (5,774 ft)
Tianzi Mountain Hunan
Tomort Xinjiang 4,886 metres (16,030 ft)
Tuoshan Sichuan
Mount Wangwu Henan
Wugai Mountain Xianglufeng.jpg Hunan 1,600 metres (5,249 ft)
Wunü Mountain Liaoning 821 metres (2,694 ft)
Wushao Ling Mountain Gansu
Mount Wutai Wutai Shan from the air - p-ad20080116-10h51m49s-cdr1b.jpg Shanxi 3,058 metres (10,033 ft)Highest peak in north China
Wutong Mountain Ngtungsaan.JPG Guangdong 944 metres (3,097 ft)
Wuzhi Mountain Wuzhi Shan Hainan China.jpg Hainan 1,840 metres (6,037 ft)
Xiao Mountain Henan 1,903 metres (6,243 ft)
Mount Xiqiao Guangdong 346 metres (1,135 ft)
Mount Siguniang The Second Peak of Mt.Siguniang.jpg Sichuan 6,250 metres (20,505 ft)
Mount Xuebaoding The summit of Mount Xuebaoding.JPG Sichuan 5,588 metres (18,333 ft)
Xuelian Feng Xinjiang 6,627 metres (21,742 ft)
Xueshan HsuehMountain.jpg Taiwan 3,886 metres (12,749 ft)Controlled by the Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Yangmolong Sichuan 6,060 metres (19,882 ft)
Yiwulü Mountain China-Liaoning-Jinzhou-YiwuluMountain.jpg Liaoning 867 metres (2,844 ft)
Yu Shan Mount Yu Shan - Taiwan.jpg Taiwan 3,952 metres (12,966 ft)Controlled by the Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Republic of China
Yuelu Mountain Hunan 300 metres (984 ft)
Yun Mountain Hunan 1,372 metres (4,501 ft)
Yunlong Mountain Jiangsu
Yuntai Mountain (Henan) Yuntai montain (2).jpg Henan 1,308 metres (4,291 ft)
Yuzhu Peak Yuzhu Peak.jpg Qinghai 6,224 metres (20,420 ft)
Zhaobao Mountain Zhejiang
Zimao Mountain Fujian 518 metres (1,699 ft)
Kunyu Mountain Shandong 900 metres (2,953 ft)
Changbai Mountains Heilongjiang 2,000 metres (6,562 ft)
Mount Tian Xinjiang 7,439 metres (24,406 ft)
Mountain Lu Mount Lushan - fog.JPG Jiangxi 1,474 metres (4,836 ft)

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