Mount Wutai

Mount Wutai
五台山
Mount Wutai from the air
Highest point
Elevation	3,061 m (10,043 ft)
Coordinates	39°04′45″N 113°33′53″E / 39.07917°N 113.56472°E / 39.07917; 113.56472
Geography
Mount Wutai Wutai County, Shanxi, China
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iii, iv, vi
Reference	1279
Inscription	2009 (33rd Session)
Area	18,415 ha
Buffer zone	42,312 ha

Mount Wutai
Chinese	五台山
Literal meaning	"Five-Terrace Mountain"
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wǔtái shān Wade–Giles Wu3-t'ai2 shan1 IPA [ù.tʰâɪ ʂán] Wu Romanization Ng上-de入-se平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Ngh-tòih sāan Jyutping Ng5-toi4 saan1 IPA [ŋ.tʰɔːi˩ saːn˥] Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ńgo͘-tâi-soaⁿ Tâi-lô Ngóo-tâi suann

Mount Wutai, also known by its Chinese name Wutaishan and as Mount Qingliang, is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped peaks or mesas roughly corresponding to the cardinal directions. The north peak (Beitai Ding or Yedou Feng) is the highest (3,061 m or 10,043 ft from sea) and is also the highest point in North China.

As host to over 53 sacred monasteries, Mount Wutai is home to many of China's most important monasteries and temples. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2009^[1] and named a AAAAA tourist attraction by China's National Tourism Administration in 2007.