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31.18476°N / 102.89263°E |
Elevation:
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18589 ft / 5666 m |
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Overview
 | Mount Fattening Sheep Plateau (Yangmantai) is a pyramidal rock peak in southwestern China. In the 1990s, two parties made ascent. According to the "American Alpine Journal 2009 P351", Chalie Fowler made first ascent in 1997. As tourism rapidly increases in the region, this could probably change soon. Mount Fattening Sheep Plateau is part of the Four Girls (Siguniang) Mountains, a beautiful Nature Reserve with many sharp rock peaks, lakes and marshes. Glaciers shaped the area in a distant past. The highest peak in the region is Four Girls Mountain itself, reaching up to 6250m. The area is known for it’s abundance of blooming flowers and alpine plants. Also, a lot of medicinal herbs can be found. The Four Girls region is at the east end of the Tibetan cultural sphere. Many Tibetans live in this area for more than 1000 years. The main living basis is pasturage and agriculture.
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Getting There
Mount Fattening Sheep Plateau is located near Rilong town, Xiaojin County, Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province. In Rilong town you can find many hotels.Beware that may 1st - 7th, and october 1st - 7th are a holiday in China, so the hotels are very crowded, they also change their rates.
Nearest major airport is in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province. This is a 3 hours flight from Shanghai.
From Chengdu it's a 6 hours bus trip to Rilong town.
Red Tape
You pay the Management Bureau a entry fee (about $8) at the entrance gate in the Nature Reserve.There are three valleys in the Nature Reserve. At the entrance gate which is in each valley, you pay the entry fee and other (like a camping fee).
At present, the climber who reaches the summit pays the Sichuan Mountaineering Association a mountaineering fee.
Please inquire to the office at the entrance gate or the following for the details.
The Sichuan Mountaineering Association "http://outdoors.www29.cn4e.com/sma/".
Sometimes, the rules changes. You should confirm them at the entrance gate or in the travel agency.
Camping
Before building a tent, you notice this to the entrance gate and you'll have to pay a fee.Mountain Conditions
Will research into this soon, for now see the Nature Reserve website.http://www.sgns.gov.cn/scholaweb/conts.htm (English)
External Links
- The introduction of Four Girls Mountains
Here, you can see the part of the beautiful nature of Four Girls Mountains.
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