Daxue Mountains

Daxue Range
Glaciers on the Gongga Shan
Highest point
PeakGongga Shan (Minya Konka)
Elevation7,556 m (24,790 ft)
Coordinates29°35′48″N 101°52′43″E / 29.59667°N 101.87861°E / 29.59667; 101.87861
Dimensions
Length600 km (370 mi)
Naming
Native name大雪山山脉 (Chinese)
Geography
Daxue Range
Location in Sichuan
CountryChina
ProvinceSichuan
Parent rangeHengduan Mountains

The Daxue Range or Daxue Mountains (Chinese: 大雪山山脉, 大雪山; pinyin: Dàxuě Shān; Wade–Giles: Ta4-hsüeh3 Shan1; lit. 'Great Snow Mountains') are a great mountain range in the western part of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It is part of the Hengduan Mountains, a complicated system of mountain ranges of western Sichuan, which itself is adjacent to the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau.