Mazong Mountain
The Mǎzōng Shān (Chinese: 马鬃山; pinyin: Mǎzōng Shān) is a minor mountain range of Subei Mongol Autonomous County, Jiuquan, northern Gansu, China, between the Altay range to the north and the Qilian range to the south. The Mǎzōng Shān peak rises to 2584 m.
Climate
Mount Mazong has a cold desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWk).
| Climate data for Mount Mazong (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.1 (57.4) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.1 (43.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.8 (10.8) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
4.8 (40.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−2.3 (27.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.4 (−31.7) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−25.4 (−13.7) |
−17.7 (0.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
−37.1 (−34.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.6 (0.02) |
0.9 (0.04) |
2.4 (0.09) |
3.2 (0.13) |
5.1 (0.20) |
11.2 (0.44) |
16.9 (0.67) |
13.5 (0.53) |
5.4 (0.21) |
2.0 (0.08) |
1.8 (0.07) |
0.9 (0.04) |
63.9 (2.52) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 45 | 37 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 54 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[1] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
Map including Mazong Mountain (labeled as MATSZUN SHAN) and surrounding areas (1935)
Hadrosauroid Dinosaur skeleton found on (and named for) Mazongshan: Gongpoquansaurus mazongshanensis.
References
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese (China)). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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