page_title: Geography of Hunan
section_title: Mountains
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of Hunan / Mountains
caption_attribution_description: English: Tian Menshan Mountain,Zhangjiajie famous mountains, national forest park. 中文: 天门山，张家界著名的山脉，国家森林公园。此图为天门山的一角。
context_page_description: Hunan is a landlocked province situated in the Central China and central portion of Yangtze River, Hunan spans from 108°47′ to 114°15′ longitude and 24°39′ to 30°8′. Hunan shares land borders with Jiangxi to the east, Guangdong and Guangxi to the south, Guizhou to the west, Chongqing to the northwest, and Hubei to the north. Hunan is 667-kilometre from east to west, 774-kilometre from south to north, with a land area of 211,800-square-kilometre, making it the 10th largest province in China. Hunan is ringed on three sides by mountains and hills, it looks like a horseshoe. Of Hunan's total area, 51.2% consists of hilly area, 13.9% consists of basin, 13.1% consists of plain, 15.4% consists of hills, 6.4% consists of water.
context_section_description: Major mountains of Hunan are Wuling Mountains, Xuefeng Mountains, Nanling Mountains, Luoxiao Mountains and Heng Mountains.
  The highest natural elevation in Hunan is 2,122.35-metre (6,963.1 ft) at Ling Peak (酃峰; Líng Fēng).
caption: Tianmen Mountain.
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