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Jiesi Glacier

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Category: Geosite list
Created: 01 January 2022
Last Updated: 16 April 2025

No.11

Suspended beneath the horn peaks on the southern ridge of the G662 road in Jiesi Valley within the geopark, covering an area of 0.87 km². It is a typical modern mountain maritime glacier, morphologically belonging to a hanging glacier. Jiesi Glacier is very spectacular, with rich crevasses and huge ice walls, with distinct ice layer textures. The permanent snow line in this area is approximately 4700 m.

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