Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is located in the northwest of Lijiang. It is about 35 kilometers from the south to the north, and 13 kilometers from the east to the west. It covers an area of 396 square kilometers, and stands against the Haba Snow Mountain with surging Jingsha River runs past. There are over 6,500 different kinds of plants on the mountain, including 400 types of trees in 20 primeval forest communities.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountains consists of 13 peaks, all of which have an altitude of more than 5,000 meters. The Fan Peak, the major peak of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, has an altitude of 5,596 meters, and is the second highest peak in Yunnan.
The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is the highest peak in ranges of Yunlong Mountains. The glaciers originating from these mountains have the lowest latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. Every season, different kinds of flowers bloom and almost throughout the entire year one can see flowers in bloom.
