Mount Mẫu Sơn

Mẫu Sơn
Mẫu Sơn
Highest point
Elevation 1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Vietnam
Coordinates 21°52′37.6″N 107°0′15.34″E / 21.877111°N 107.0042611°E / 21.877111; 107.0042611Coordinates: 21°52′37.6″N 107°0′15.34″E / 21.877111°N 107.0042611°E / 21.877111; 107.0042611 
Geography
Location Vietnam
Climbing
First ascent Unknown

Mount Mẫu Sơn is a mountain in Lộc Bình District, Lạng Sơn Province, in northeastern Vietnam. It is located about 170 km northeast of the Hanoi and about 30 km east of Lạng Sơn City close to the international border between Vietnam and China. The highest peak of Mount Mẫu Sơn reaches about 1,600 m above sea level.

Mount Mẫu Sơn was originally settled by the Yao people.[1] In the early 20th century, the French built a military base on the mountain followed by a cluster of villas in 1936.[1] The French installations on Mount Mẫu Sơn have since fallen into disrepair and only ruins remain of the original buildings.[1] The mountain now contains several guest houses built to resemble French villas, some are abandoned, but a few still remain operational as of May 2017. The top of the mountain is a popular picnicking location with locals who come there to take photographs on the mountain top.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mau Son Mountain wakes from 40-year slumber, Trong Huan, Radio the Voice of Vietnam, 04/01/2006 Archived 2009-07-26 at the Wayback Machine.


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