Mufu Mountains
Mountain range in China
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The Mufu Mountains (Chinese: 幕阜山; pinyin: Mùfù Shān) are a range of mountains located on the border of Jiangxi and Hubei provinces in China.
Elevation1,597.2 m (5,240 ft)
| Mufu Range | |
|---|---|
| 幕阜山 | |
Rice fields in a valley in the Mufu Range, seen from National Highway 106 east of Tongshan | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,597.2 m (5,240 ft) |
| Coordinates | 28°59′N 113°50′E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi, China |
| Parent range | Luoxiao Mountains |
Some maps label the range as 幕埠山, which would be transliterated as Mùbù Shān (Mubu Mountains), but this apparently is a typo.[1]
Description
The Mufu range is a subrange of the Luoxiao Mountains. It stretches for about 200 km in a roughly southwest–northeast direction between close to Pingjiang in Hunan to the Yangtze valley near Jiujiang.[2]