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Lang Mountains

Coordinates: 41°11′N 106°50′E / 41.183°N 106.833°E / 41.183; 106.833
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Lang Mountains
Chinese name
Chinese狼山
Literal meaningWolf Mountain(s)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLángshān
Wade–GilesLang-shan
Mongolian name
Mongolian CyrillicХара Нарин Ула
Transcriptions
SASM/GNCKhara Narin Ula

Langshan, also known as Wolf Mountains or Lang Mountains, is a mountain range at the northwest corner of the Ordos Loop in Inner Mongolia, China. It is sometimes reckoned as part of the Yin Mountains.

Geography

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The Wolf Mountains run from southwest to northeast. They force the Yellow River to turn from north to east. To the northwest is the Gobi Desert; to the southeast, between it and the Yellow River, is an irrigated area. Its northeast end continues as the Yin Mountains.

Huhebashige Peak rises to 2,320 meters (7,610 ft) at 41°11′N 106°50′E / 41.183°N 106.833°E / 41.183; 106.833.

41°11′N 106°50′E / 41.183°N 106.833°E / 41.183; 106.833