| Mount Jinfo | |
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| 金佛山 | |
 A Glimpse at South Side of Mount Jinfo | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,238 m (7,343 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,217 m (3,993 ft)[1] Highest pointFeng Chui Ling |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 29°04′N107°18′E / 29.067°N 107.300°E /29.067; 107.300 |
| Geography | |
  Mount Jinfo Chongqing, China | |
| Parent range | Dalou Mountains |
Jinfo Shan (Golden Buddha Mountain, Jinfoshan, Chin Shan, Jinfushan, Chin fu shan, chin fo shan, Chinese: 金佛山), the highest peak ofDalou Mountains, located in the upper reach of theYangtze River, is situated inNanchuan District, the Municipality ofChongqing. Jinfo Shan is an isolated mountain with cliffs up to 300 m surrounding its relatively flat top. Its major vegetation types include subtropical broadleaf forest, coniferous forests andsubalpine meadow. Besides typicalkarst topography of gorges, stone forests and cave systems, Jinfo Shan is well known for its exceptional plant diversity of 4768 seed plants.[2] The area may also be home to some of the few naturally occurring populations ofGinkgo biloba.[3] It is also a refuge to endangered animals confined to karst regions such asFrancois' Langur (Trachypithecus francoisi). With its outstanding karst features and superb biodiversity, Jinfo Shan was listed as a tentativeWorld Heritage Site in 2001, and in 2014, the site was added as an extension to theSouth China Karst World Heritage Site.[4][5]
Mt. Jinfo is a syncline mountain. The platform and terrace are composed of Permian limestone in the upper part with about 2000m a.s.l. In the meanwhile, karst geomorphologies in large scale on the surface or underground are found. The shale and sandstone of Silurian lay in the middle of Jinfo from 1000m to 1500m asl.. The low part of Jinfo is supported by the limestone and dolomite of Cambrian and Ordovician. Plenty of small- and microforms of karst are formed in this area. There are many cliffs and gorges in Jinfo Mt., the north slope is steep and the south slope is slight. The geomorphology of the Jinfo can be divided into two types:
It is in the subtropical humid monsoon zone with annual mean temperature of 8.2 °C and precipitation of 1,434.5 mm on the top of the mountain.[7]
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