Mount Heng (Hunan)

Coordinates: 27°18′6″N 112°41′5″E / 27.30167°N 112.68472°E / 27.30167; 112.68472
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Mount Heng
衡山
Mount Heng
Highest point
Elevation1,300.2 m (4,266 ft)
Prominence1,130 m (3,710 ft)
ListingMountains of China
Dimensions
Length150 km (93 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Geography
Mount Heng is located in Hunan
Mount Heng
Mount Heng
Location in Hunan
CountryChina
ProvinceHunan
Parent rangeHengshan Mountains
Geology
Type of rockGranite
Mount Heng
"Mount Heng" in Chinese characters
Chinese衡山
Grand Temple of Mount Heng

Hengshan (Chinese: 衡山; pinyin: Héng Shān), also known as Mount Heng, is a mountain in southcentral China's Hunan Province known as the southern mountain (Chinese: 南岳; pinyin: Nányuè) of the Five Great Mountains of China. Heng Shan is a mountain range 150 kilometres (93 mi) long with 72 peaks[1] and lies at 27°18′6″N 112°41′5″E / 27.30167°N 112.68472°E / 27.30167; 112.68472. The Huiyan Peak is the south end of the peaks, Yuelu Mountain in Changsha City is the north end, and the Zhurong Peak is the highest at 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) above sea level.

At the foot of the mountain stands the largest temple in southern China, the Grand Temple of Mount Heng (Nanyue Damiao), which is the largest group of ancient buildings in Hunan Province.

Other notable sites in the area include Shangfeng Temple, Fuyan Temple, Zhusheng Temple (8th-century Buddhist monastery) and Zhurong Gong, a small stone temple.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Mount Heng (elevation 1,266 m (4,154 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.5
(63.5)
21.5
(70.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
28.6
(83.5)
30.1
(86.2)
31.3
(88.3)
28.0
(82.4)
27.9
(82.2)
24.3
(75.7)
18.3
(64.9)
31.3
(88.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2)
6.5
(43.7)
10.3
(50.5)
16.0
(60.8)
19.8
(67.6)
22.4
(72.3)
24.8
(76.6)
24.2
(75.6)
21.0
(69.8)
16.5
(61.7)
12.2
(54.0)
6.6
(43.9)
15.4
(59.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)
3.1
(37.6)
6.8
(44.2)
12.5
(54.5)
16.5
(61.7)
19.6
(67.3)
21.7
(71.1)
21.0
(69.8)
17.7
(63.9)
13.0
(55.4)
8.5
(47.3)
3.0
(37.4)
12.0
(53.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
0.3
(32.5)
4.0
(39.2)
9.5
(49.1)
13.9
(57.0)
17.5
(63.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.0
(66.2)
15.5
(59.9)
10.6
(51.1)
5.7
(42.3)
0.3
(32.5)
9.5
(49.1)
Record low °C (°F) −15.2
(4.6)
−11.3
(11.7)
−8.8
(16.2)
−3.4
(25.9)
2.9
(37.2)
5.7
(42.3)
12.3
(54.1)
10.7
(51.3)
6.0
(42.8)
−3.5
(25.7)
−11.0
(12.2)
−14.7
(5.5)
−15.2
(4.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 86.4
(3.40)
99.3
(3.91)
189.9
(7.48)
205.1
(8.07)
264.0
(10.39)
273.1
(10.75)
204.3
(8.04)
224.2
(8.83)
175.9
(6.93)
117.1
(4.61)
109.6
(4.31)
75.1
(2.96)
2,024
(79.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 16.7 16.0 20.3 19.3 18.7 17.5 12.8 16.2 13.6 13.4 12.5 13.1 190.1
Average snowy days 6.4 4.9 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.2 16.7
Average relative humidity (%) 84 86 87 86 87 92 89 91 89 84 78 76 86
Mean monthly sunshine hours 82.4 73.5 76.7 104.1 122.9 115.7 200.6 149.6 135.1 137.4 133.5 122.5 1,454
Percent possible sunshine 25 23 21 27 29 28 48 37 37 39 42 38 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The encyclopedia of Taoism, Volume 1 By Fabrizio Pregadio
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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