I. Overview of core information
• Best time: November - February of the following year (snow scene); May-May (meadows, lakes)
• Altitude range: 3882-4400 meters (3882 meters at the entrance, 4400 meters at the main peak)
• Transportation: self-driving / chartered car (navigation "Peacock Mountain Tunnel", left-hand path up the mountain)
• Signal situation: There is no signal in most areas, download the offline map in advance
• Replenishment: bring your own water and high-calorie snacks, and a small amount of replenishment in the entrance cabin
II. Hiking route
Leisure walking line (4-5km round trip, climbing 200-300 meters)
• Time consumption: 2-3 hours; road conditions: gravel road, clear road trails; highlights: close-up shooting of Tianxin Twelve Lakes, suitable for parent-child / weak physical strength / photography party, no guide required.
Classic small ring line (5-6km, climbing 300-400 meters)
• Time consumption: 3-4 hours; Road conditions: cross the fir forest and pass through the Tibetan village; Highlights: Tianxin Twelve Lakes + primeval forests, suitable for first-time plateau hikers.
Depth large ring line (9-18km, climbing big)
• Time-consuming: 5-6.5 hours; Road conditions: steep slope + primeval forest; highlight: panoramic view of the Tsuji Lake Group and the three rivers, suitable for experienced people, it is recommended to ask a guide.
III. Schedule
D1: Lijiang-Benzilan-Jinsha River Big Corner-Immersive Experience of Baima Snow Mountain-Baima Snow Mountain Entrance-Wu Nongding Observation Deck-Feilai Temple
• Depart at 8 a.m. and enter the Shangri-La area with beautiful scenery all the way. If the weather is good, you can see Yulong Snow Mountain and Haba Snow Mountain on the way. You can see Xiaozhongdian Dam, Jiantang Dam, Napahai and Nixi Township. The unique Tibetan houses and pastoral autumn scenery seem to have entered Monet's oil painting scroll.
• After passing the big bend of the Jinsha River, standing on the observation deck of the plank road, we overlook the whole bend of the Jinsha River. The deep brown mountains formed by the dry and hot river valley, the Jinsha River, which has turned avocado green after the rainy season, the roads by the river, and the villages in the distance can be seen in full view, which is quite spectacular. A swivel bends "?" Type, let the jasper-like Jinsha River bypass the pyramid-like Sun Cone Peak and look back in shock, and continue to surge south.
• Winding up the Panshan Highway of the old National Highway 214, we will feel the magnificent winter spectacle of the plateau of Baima Snow Mountain.
• The observation deck on the top of the fog. This is rated by National Geographic as the best place to watch and shoot Meili Snow Mountain. There is almost no cover around, and the peaks are one after another. The "Prince's Thirteen Peaks" can be seen at a glance!
D2: A PEACOCK MOUNTAIN HIKING IN TSIZHONG
• Get up early in Feilai Temple to watch the Rizhao Jinshan of Meili Snow Mountain, and the Kavagbo Rizhao Jinshan of "ten people don't meet". Tibetans think that they will have good luck for a whole year when they see it!
• Set off after breakfast, take about 1.5 hours by car to reach the starting point of the hike. The whole journey is about 5 kilometers, and the altitude is about 100 meters. Walking here feels like the same scenery as Antarctica. You can see the "Tianxin Twelve Lakes" alpine lakes. On sunny days, the lake is like sapphire, and you may also see plum blossoms at the mouth. The scene of Rizhao Jinshan on the peaks of Lixue Mountain.
D3: The ancient case of the Lisu nationality in Zizhong, a Le Village, a Kangpu Shouguo Temple and a Lijiang River
• After breakfast, take a bus back to Lijiang, go to Tongle Village, an ancient village of the Lisu nationality, for a photo tour through Weixi, and then visit Kangpu Shouguo Temple, a representative temple of Tibetan Buddhism in northwestern Yunnan.
IV. Equipment and supply list
• Clothes: quick-drying layer + fleece + windbreaker + down jacket (winter); snow cover, ice claw (December-February)
• Equipment: anti-slip hiking shoes, hiking sticks, sunglasses, sunscreen, headlamps, offline map (two-step road)
• Replenishment: 2L water, chocolate / energy bar, thermos, glucose; be sure to take away the garbage
• Medicines: Rhodova, Plateau An, Ibuprofen, Band-And-And
V. Safety and high-anti-reverse prevention and control
• Altacita: Arrive in Deqin/Czhongluo 1-2 days in advance to adapt, avoid strenuous exercise; carry oxygen cylinders/glucose, walk slowly, and replenish more water.
• Navigation: Download the two-step offline track, please guide the big ring line (no signal).
• Road conditions: Degong Highway may be closed in winter. Check the road conditions before departure; four-wheel drive car + anti-skid chain is recommended.
• Environmental protection: do not leave garbage, respect Tibetan customs, and do not trample on prayer flags.