Fansipan

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Fansipan
Phan Xi Păng
Monument at the summit of Fansipan
Highest point
Elevation	3,147.3 m (10,326 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,613 m (5,292 ft)[2]
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Coordinates	22°18′12″N 103°46′30″E / 22.30333°N 103.77500°E / 22.30333; 103.77500[2]
Geography
Fansipan Lào Cai Province, Vietnam
Country	Vietnam
Region	Lai Châu, Lào Cai
District	Tam Đường, Sa Pa
Climbing
Easiest route	Cable car

Fansipan (Vietnamese: Phan Xi Păng, listen^ⓘ) is a mountain in Vietnam. Its height was 3,143 metres (10,312 ft) in 1909, and it presently stands at 3,147.3 metres (10,326 ft).^[1] It is the highest mountain on the Indochinese peninsula (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), hence its nickname, "the Roof of Indochina". It is located in the Lào Cai province of the Northwest region of Vietnam, nine kilometres (5+1⁄2 miles) southwest of Sa Pa, in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Administratively, it is shared between Tam Đường District, Lai Châu and Sa Pa town.