Yes, there is snow on the top of the mountain all year round.
Because it is the northern hemisphere is the closest to the equator of the permanent glacier elevation of 5596 meters, coupled with Lijiang's unique climate of summer temperature is not enough, the high temperature period is short, the annual snowfall is greater than the amount of annual ablation, the formation of perennial snow.
Information to expandJade Dragon Snow Mountain in the Naxi language is known as "Oulu", meaning silver-colored mountain rocks. Its silver-colored, thirteen snowy peaks in a row, like a "dragon" flying over, so it is called "Jade Dragon".
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is located in the east longitude 100 ° 4 ′ 2 ″ ~ 100 ° 16 ′ 30 ″, latitude 27 ° 3 ′ 2 ″ ~ 27 ° 18 ′ 57 ″ between the Jade Dragon Naxi Autonomous County territory, is the northern hemisphere's southernmost snow mountain, 35 kilometers from north to south, east and west width of 13 kilometers, covering an area of 960 square kilometers, the alpine snow scenery is located at an elevation of 4,000 meters above sea level, the scenic area is 415 square kilometers.
Yulong Snow Mountain is the quaternary in the substantial uplift of the formation of fault block folded mountain, the mountain mainly by the Devonian and Carboniferous carbonate rock composition, thickness of more than 3,000 meters, part of the metamorphosis has been for the marble. The main peak, Fanzi Steep, is composed of Carboniferous Yulong limestone.
The southern part of the mountain has the Carboniferous, Permian basalt and tuff interbedded. The eastern foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain has a white water river and black water river wonders, one of these two river beds developed in the lime layer, the other is developed in the basalt. The former river bottom all white gravel, water quality is fresh and clean; the latter is just the opposite, gravel black and yellow. The two rivers are white and black, creating a special landscape.
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, the average annual temperature of 11.3 ℃, the coldest month average temperature of 3.0 ℃,[6]? The average temperature of the hottest month is 17°C. The annual rainfall in Lijiang Jade Dragon Snow Mountain is about 1000-1200 millimeters, with rainfall mainly concentrated in June-October, with June-October accounting for 80% of the total rainfall; very little rain falls from November-April of the following year.
Blue Moon Valley scenic area is the former "White Water River" scenic area, located in the eastern foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, north of Gan Haizi, spruce ping south of the valley. From the snow mountain glacier after the melting of the ancient ice and snow flow down the cliffs, and constantly converge for the mountain streams, streams, and finally in the blue moon valley upstream in the deep valley formed a clear, sweet and cold river, because the riverbed is composed of white limestone, so that the whole river shows a white luster, looks exceptionally pure, so it is named "white water river". The reason why called "Blue Moon Valley", because on a clear day, the color of the water is blue, and the valley is crescent-shaped, from a distance like a round of blue moon set at the foot of the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, so the name of the Blue Moon Valley.
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