Mount Siguniang is renowned for its beauty. Mount Siguniang National Park was identified as a UNESCO Heritage Site as part of Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries in 2006. The park comprises Mount Siguniang and the surrounding three valleys, namely Changping Valley (长坪沟), Haizi Valley (海子沟) and Shuangqiao Valley (双桥沟), covering an area of 2,000sq km.[5]
Peaks
Mount Siguniang encompasses four peaks (with 峰 meaning 'peak'): Daguniang Feng 大姑娘峰 (Big Peak or 1st peak), Erguniang Feng 二姑娘峰 (2nd peak), Sanguniang Feng 三姑娘峰 (3rd peak), and Yaomei Feng, also known as Sanzuoshan Feng 三座山峰 (3rd peak).
The highest peak is Yāomèi Fēng (幺妹峰; 'peak of the youngest sister'), also known as the "Queen of Sichuan's peaks" (蜀山皇后), standing at 6,250m (20,510ft). It is also the second highest mountain in Sichuan Province and the easternmost 6,000m (20,000ft) or higher peak on Earth. The first ascent was in 1981 by a Japanese team via the east ridge. Very few people attempt to climb this and very few of those succeed.[6] The first ascent of the southwest ridge was made in 2008 by Chad Kellogg and Dylan Johnson.[7][8]
The other three lower peaks are regular mountaineering destinations through all seasons. Mount Siguniang DaFeng (四姑娘山大峰 or 大姑娘山; 'peak of the oldest sister', 5,025m or 16,486ft) is normally considered as a pure trekking peak while ErFeng (四姑娘山二峰 or 二姑娘山; 'peak of the second sister', 5,276m or 17,310ft) and SanFeng (四姑娘山三峰 or 三姑娘山; 'peak of the third sister', 5,355m or 17,569ft) are more challenging, requiring basic climbing techniques.[9][10]
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