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Mount Siguniang 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model

Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Mount Siguniang. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.

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β›Ί High-Altitude Route Staging & Camp Profile:Ascent staging points across documented expedition routes
🏠Changping Valley Base Camp3,600 m

Located on the forested valley floor of Mount Siguniang National Park.

🏠Advanced Base Camp4,600 m

Established on the boulder moraine directly beneath the towering Northwest Face.

β›ΊBivouac 15,100 m

Carved into an icy scoop at the base of the lower central couloir system.

β›ΊBivouac 25,550 m

Tiny snow shelf beneath the vertical headwall where the main mixed runnels begin.

Key Crux: Strenuous M6 mixed climbing on rotten granite flakes and verglas-coated slabs
β›ΊBivouac 35,900 m

Perched on a knife-edge snow crest beneath the final summit ice couloir.

⛰️Mount Siguniang Summit6,250 m

The true summit of Yaomei Feng reached via the upper snowfields, followed by descent down the South Ridge.

πŸ§— Vertical Relief ClimbTopographic
2,650 m(8,694 ft)

Total vertical rise from Changping Valley Base Camp (3,600m) directly to the summit crest.

🧭 WGS84 CoordinatesDatum
31.1067Β° N, 102.9022Β° E

DMS: 31Β°06β€²24β€³ N, 102Β°54β€²08β€³ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.

⛰️ Topographic ProminenceKey Col
2,571 m

The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.

❄️ Glacial Cirque BasinAlpine Relief
Himalayan Range Glacial Field

Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.

Topographic Architecture of Mount Siguniang

Mount Siguniang, specifically its highest fourth summit known as Yaomei Feng at 6,250 meters (20,505 ft), is a dramatic technical granite spire in the Qionglai Mountains of Sichuan, China. Revered by local Tibetan communities as a sacred goddess and often hailed as the Matterhorn of the East, its soaring granite buttresses and steep ice runnels present world-class alpine climbing challenges. In April 2002, British climbers Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden completed the historic first ascent of the 1,500-meter Northwest Face in pure alpine style, earning the inaugural Piolet d'Or award.

Geographical & Glacial Context: Situated in Mount Siguniang National Park, about 220 kilometers west of Chengdu in Western Sichuan.
First Ascent: July 28, 1981Β·Expedition Team: Takashi Shasahara and Junpei Yaguhashi (Japanese Doshisha University Expedition)