Dafengding Nature Reserve

LocationSichuan Province, China

Coordinates28°40′59″N 103°15′36″E / 28.683°N 103.26°E / 28.683; 103.26^[1]

Area461 km² (178 sq mi)

Established1978

Dafengding Nature Reserve
大风顶
Map of China
Location	Sichuan Province, China
Coordinates	28°40′59″N 103°15′36″E / 28.683°N 103.26°E / 28.683; 103.26[1]
Area	461 km2 (178 sq mi)
Established	1978

The Dafengding Nature Reserve (Chinese: 大风顶; pinyin: dàfēng dǐng) is located in Meigu County, Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, and in the Mabian Yi Autonomous County in Leshan prefecture-level city, both in Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China, within the montane forests of the Hengduan Mountains.

• Elevation: 1240 – 3835 meters (Meigu reserve); 1200–4042 meters (Mabian reserve)
• Area: 159.50 sq. kilometers (Meigu reserve); 301.46 sq. kilometers (Mabian reserve)
• Established: 1978

The southernmost population of giant pandas live in this area. Besides the giant panda, fauna in the reserve include:

In 2025, researchers described mustelid specimens captured in the Dafengding Nature Reserve as a new species, Mustela mopbie.^[3]