Kongtong Mountain is the fortress of the Western Silk Road. Since ancient times, it has been called "the first Taoist mountain in China". It is connected with Liupanshan in the west, Qinchuan Mountain in the east, Guanshan Mountain in the south, Xiaoguanshan Mountain in the north, Jinghe River and Rouge River in the north and south, and meet in front of Wangjiashan. The elevation is between1456-2123.5m, the vertical height is 667.5m, the elevation of the main peak is 2123m, and the forest coverage rate is 95%.

General situation of mountain system

Kongtong Mountain is located in the western suburb of Kongtong District, Pingliang City, Gansu Province 15km. It starts from Erdaogou, Huapaoling and Liushugou in Jinghe area of Taitong Mountain in the east, reaches Jingyuan County in Ningxia in the west, reaches Dayinshan and Shiwangou in the south, and reaches Daxiangshan in the north, with a total area of 83.6 square kilometers, and the main peak is 2 123.3 meters above sea level.

There are trilobites, graptolites and other paleontological fossils found in this area, which are influenced by external dynamics such as differential weathering, water erosion and collapse, forming unique Danxia landforms and geological structure relics such as Shizhu Peak Forest on the Loess Plateau, which have extremely high ornamental value and important scientific research value. Xi 'an in the east, Lanzhou in the west, Baoji in the south and Yinchuan in the north are the fortresses of the ancient Silk Road in the west. Since ancient times, it has been known as "the first mountain in the west", "the wonder of western town" and "the beauty of Kongtong Mountain in the world".