Yan Mountains
| Yan Mountains | ||
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| Highest peak | Wuling Shan ( 2116 m ) | |
| location | Hebei ( PR China ) | |
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| Coordinates | 41 ° 0 ′ N , 120 ° 0 ′ E | |
| rock | Limestone , granite , basalt | |
| particularities | Part of the Great Wall of China | |
The Yan Mountains or Yānshān ( Chinese 燕山 ) is a mountain range in Hebei Province in northern China .
The mountain range extends between the Chaobei River in the west and the Shanhai Pass in the east. It is made of limestone , granite, and basalt . The mountain peaks reach a height of 400 to 1000 m . The highest peak is Mount Wuling at 2116 m in the northern Xinglong district . The mountain range contains various narrow passes such as the Gubei Pass , the Xifeng Pass, and the Leng Pass . The most-visited part of the Great Wall of China , the so-called Bādálǐng ( 八達嶺 / 八达岭 ) northwest of Beijing , is in the Yan Mountains.