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Taihang Mountains

The 548th highest mountain range in the world

2,882m

The Taihang Mountains (pinyin: Tàiháng Shān) are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi, Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over 400 kilometers (250 mi) from north to south and has an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 m (4, 900 to 6, 600 ft); its principal peak is Mount Xiaowutai. The Taihang's eastern peak is Mount Cangyan in Hebei; Baishi Mountain forms its northern tip.

Location: People's Republic of China.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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