Mount Xuebaoding

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Mount Xuebaoding (lit. 'Snowy Treasure Peak', Standard Tibetan: Shar Dung Ri) is a mountain near the easternmost edge of the Tibetan Plateau in China. With an elevation of 5,588 metres (18, 333 ft) it is the highest peak of the Min Mountains and is Earth's most easterly peak over 5,500 metres (18, 000 ft). It is located in Songpan County of the Ngawa Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Xuebaoding was first climbed in 1986 by a joint Chinese-Japanese expedition.

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