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The khulan or Mongolian wild ass
mke1963 Says: I have not seen these, but staff at the glacier managment park insists that there are Mongolian wild asses (Equus hemionus luteus) [or possibly the Gobi khulan - E.h. khulan?]in the southern part of the valley that runs due south from the management office (i.e. NOT the...
The Gobi khulan, Mongolian wild ass
mke1963 Says: I have not seen these, but staff at the glacier managment park insists that there are Mongolian wild asses (Equus hemionus luteus) [or possibly the Gobi khulan - E.h. khulan?]in the southern part of the valley that runs due south from the management office (i.e. NOT the...
mke1963 Says: The road from Jiayuguan and Jingtieshan join together about 3km south of the glacier park entrance, and follow a broad valley up to the side valey which provides access to the glacier itself. At the gate there is a small management office and a Mongolian-run restaurant in...
July 1st Glacier Management Office: Staying at the entrance gateway
mke1963 Says: At the entrance gateway, there is a joint management office (the glacier is in Sunnan County but is managed and developed by Jiayuguan Municipality). There are rooms kept for researchers here, and it is possible, by prior arrangement with the Tourism Authority in Jiayuguan...
mke1963 Says: Although the July 1st Glacier is operated as a tourist feature, you are effectively on your own if something goes wrong up here. There is no emergency response plan at the entrance gateway and only the most basic first aid kit. They do have a supply of oxygen at the gate and...
mke1963 Says: - The oxygen is thin up here, and it is a 600 metre vertical distance up from the car park to the terminal moraine. Allow 90 minutes to walk the 2 kilometres: the last 250 metres seems to take for ever, with stops for breath every 20 paces. Now you know why mountaineers walk...
mke1963 Says: - Wear winter clothing! In mid September the temperature here was minus 7 degrees (it was 32 degrees in Jiayuguan when I set off) with a 20km wind blowing. Wear thermals and proper hiking boots and take a proper hat - not a baseball cap.- Do not go alone. If you fall on or...
mke1963 Says: The Jingtieshan topo map here is useful to see the general terrain (and Falling Rain now links to Google Earth), but the glacier is off to the west. (and Jintieshan itself is actually a kilometre or so west of where Falling Rain puts it, in the deep valley).The "village" of...
Opening times for getting to the glacier
mke1963 Says: There is an entrance gateway to the glacier by the basic management office. There is a small fee to pay when this office is open (from May to September).Note that access to the glacier is available all year, but getting here would require four-wheel drive vehicles and the...
Plan a Jingtieshan vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Jingtieshan locals
- Wear winter clothing! In mid September the temperature here was minus 7 degrees (it was 32 degrees in Jiayuguan when I set off) with a 20km wind blowing. Wear...
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Jintieshan is best known for the discovery of huge reserves of iron ore in the late 1950s which gave rise to the construction of the Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company's factory at Jiayuguan. However,...
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