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Wutai Shan
Elevation: 3,058 metres (10,033 ft)
Latitude: 29° 32′ N
Longitude: 113° 25′ E
Location: Shanxi, China
First ascent: ???
Easiest route: hike


Wutai Shan (Mount Wuitai), which means "Five Terrace Mountain", is one of the four sacred mountains in Chinese Buddhism. The mountain has five peaks (North, South, East, West, Central) with the North peak called Beitai Ding or Yedou Feng, being the highest.