Wushao Mountain

Wushao Mountain, Wushao Ling Mountain or Wushaoling (simplified Chinese: 乌鞘岭; traditional Chinese: 烏鞘嶺; pinyin: Wūshāolǐng) is a landform in Gansu Province, China, with significant desert elements on its northern slope.

Wushao Mountain
Wushaoling
Wushao Mountain is located in Gansu
Wushao Mountain
Wushao Mountain
Wushao Mountain is located in Qinghai
Wushao Mountain
Wushao Mountain
Wushao Mountain is located in China
Wushao Mountain
Wushao Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3562
Coordinates37.1833840°N 102.8838018°E / 37.1833840; 102.8838018
Naming
Native name乌鞘岭 (Chinese)

The mountain has been a barrier to transportation since ancient times, when the Northern Silk Road found a passage across its terrain.[1] The western slope of Wushao Ling combined with adjoining slopes of Lanshan Mountain comprises over 30 percent of the desert area of China. Given the current trend in China's land use policies, desertification of the Wushao Ling slopes and other Chinese deserts is projected to expand.[2]

The mountain range is crossed by:

Climate

Mount Wushao has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dwc). The average annual temperature in Mount Wushao is 0.3 °C (32.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 407.3 mm (16.04 in) with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 11.8 °C (53.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −11.3 °C (11.7 °F).

Climate data for Mount Wushao (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.9
(49.8)		 13.9
(57.0)		 18.7
(65.7)		 22.0
(71.6)		 22.1
(71.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 28.1
(82.6)		 24.6
(76.3)		 22.3
(72.1)		 19.0
(66.2)		 13.1
(55.6)		 9.9
(49.8)		 28.1
(82.6)
Average high °C (°F) −4.9
(23.2)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 0.5
(32.9)		 6.3
(43.3)		 11.0
(51.8)		 14.6
(58.3)		 16.7
(62.1)		 15.8
(60.4)		 11.6
(52.9)		 6.2
(43.2)		 1.1
(34.0)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 6.1
(42.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −11.3
(11.7)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 0.4
(32.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 9.6
(49.3)		 11.8
(53.2)		 10.6
(51.1)		 6.4
(43.5)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 0.3
(32.6)
Average low °C (°F) −16.1
(3.0)		 −14.4
(6.1)		 −9.8
(14.4)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 0.9
(33.6)		 5.1
(41.2)		 7.5
(45.5)		 6.5
(43.7)		 2.7
(36.9)		 −3.2
(26.2)		 −9.6
(14.7)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −4.1
(24.7)
Record low °C (°F) −28.1
(−18.6)		 −25.5
(−13.9)		 −25.1
(−13.2)		 −16.4
(2.5)		 −13.7
(7.3)		 −3.1
(26.4)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −1.1
(30.0)		 −6.8
(19.8)		 −19.4
(−2.9)		 −23.8
(−10.8)		 −30.7
(−23.3)		 −30.7
(−23.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.6
(0.10)		 4.8
(0.19)		 12.2
(0.48)		 18.1
(0.71)		 42.0
(1.65)		 64.1
(2.52)		 85.9
(3.38)		 89.0
(3.50)		 61.2
(2.41)		 21.9
(0.86)		 3.8
(0.15)		 1.7
(0.07)		 407.3
(16.02)
Average relative humidity (%) 48 53 57 54 57 61 68 71 71 65 50 45 58
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References
  1. Silk Road, North China, C.Michael Hogan, the Megalithic Portal, ed. A. Burnham
  2. Donald A. Wilhite, Drought Assessment, Management, and Planning: Theory and Case Studies, 1993, Springer Publishing, 316 pages ISBN 0-7923-9337-6
  3. 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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