Fansipan

Fansipan
Phan Xi Păng
Monument at summit
Elevation	3,143 m (10,312 ft)
Prominence	1,613 m (5,292 ft)
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Location
Fansipan Lao Cai province, Vietnam
Coordinates	22°18′12″N 103°46′30″E

Fansipan (Vietnamese: Phan Xi Păng,  listen) is a mountain in Vietnam, the highest in Indochina (comprising Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia), at 3,143 metres (10,312 ft). It is located in the Lào Cai province of Northwest Vietnam, 9 km southwest of Sa Pa Township in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.

Fansipan is dubbed "the Roof of Indochina"; it is to be approved as one of the very few ecotourist spots of Vietnam, with about 2,024 floral varieties and 327 faunal species.^{[citation needed]}

Phan Xi Păng

The topography of Fansipan is varied. Muong Hoa Valley, at the lowest altitude (950 to 1000m), is created by a narrow strip of land at the base on the east side of the mountain. It can be climbed in a steep and fairly strenuous hike.

Climbing

Tour companies in the area will arrange hikes to the summit taking from one to three days. Most will recommend taking the two- or three-day options and few guides will take tourists on the round trip in a single day.

A very small village is located at around 1,500 m (4,920 ft) where accommodation and food is offered. Further up, at 2,800 m (9,190 ft), is an overnight camp. Most booked trips will include the use of these facilities in their price should they be required.

See also

• List of Southeast Asian mountains
• List of Ultras of Southeast Asia

External links

• Moshtour.me.uk - Diary of climb up Fansipan - day 1
• Moshtour.me.uk - Diary of climb up Fansipan - day 2
• "Fan Si Pan, Vietnam" on Peakbagger