Riyue Mountain
Riyue Mountain, known in Tibetan as Nyima Dawa La, is actually a mountain pass situated in Huangyuan County, Xining, Qinghai Province, China. The mountain pass is 3,399 m above sea level and separates the Qinghai Lake endorheic basin from the Huangshui River basin, a tributary of the Yellow River.
- Peak rising to 3,399 metres (11,152 feet)
- Description: mountain of Qinghai province, where after legends, Princess Wencheng had lost magical mirror
- Also known as“Jih-yüeh Shan”“Khr. Zhayueshan’”“Nyima Dawa La”“Yü-yüan Shan”“Zha Yueshan Range”
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Latitude
36.56455° or 36° 33′ 52″ north
Longitude
100.99251° or 100° 59′ 33″ east
Open location code
8P82HX7V+R2
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Riyue Mountain” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Riyue Shan”
- Chinese: “日月山”
- Dutch: “Riyue Mountain”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ريو”
- French: “Mont Riyue”
- Japanese: “日月山”
- Ladin: “Crëp Riyue”
- Swedish: “Riyue Shan”
- Ukrainian: “Жиюе”
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Notable Places Nearby
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Qinghai: Highlights
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