As one of the snow mountains in Diqing Prefecture, the Haba Snow Mountain should never be overlooked. It is located by the Gold Sand River with an elevation of 5,396 meters for its main peak and the lowest river surface elevation of 1,550 meters above sea level. The nature reserve extends 22 kilometers from south to north and 19 kilometers from east to west. About half of the 13,000 kinds of plants in Yunnan, the Kingdom of Plants, could be found here. The primeval forest serves as the valuable scientific research base. In addition, there are more than 900 varieties of rare medicinal herbs, more than 25 species of protected animals at the national grade and about 50 kinds of azaleas. The glacier on the Haba Snow Mountain is the southmost in China.