Fansipan

Also called Phan Xi Păng, Phan Si Păng, Hủa Xi Pan, Roof of Indochina

Range: Hoang Lien Son

Lai Châu, Lào Cai, Vietnam · International climbs in Vietnam

Pesos are approximate, at rates from Exchange Rate API.

Height: 3,147 m
Usually: Day hike or 2D1N

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Fansipan is the highest mountain on the Indochinese peninsula, known as the Roof of Indochina. It rises to about 3,147 m in the Hoang Lien Son range, nine kilometres southwest of Sa Pa, inside Hoang Lien National Park. The summit marker still reads 3,143 m, the older surveyed height.

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Fansipan Tram Ton Trail
Difficulty 5/9 · Major (5/9 · Moderate)
- Usually Day hike or 2D1N
- Guide required

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OpenStreetMap node 13282179820
Backs: Summit on the map
Fansipan - Wikipedia
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Fansipan: cable car versus trek
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Weather at the summit

At the summit’s height. Forecast by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

When to go

Driest months: Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec

The summit’s months, 2016 to 2025
Month	Rainy days	High	Low
January	7	4 °C	-3 °C
February, one of the best months	6	6 °C	-1 °C
March, one of the best months	6	10 °C	2 °C
April	10	12 °C	4 °C
May	13	13 °C	6 °C
June	22	13 °C	7 °C
July	21	13 °C	7 °C
August	21	13 °C	7 °C
September	13	12 °C	6 °C
October	7	10 °C	4 °C
November, one of the best months	3	8 °C	1 °C
December, one of the best months	3	5 °C	-2 °C

Days with 5 mm of rain or more, and the usual high and low, 2016–2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Where is Fansipan

It’s part of the Hoang Lien Son. Its summit is at 22.3031° N, 103.7754° E.

Directions

Mountains near Fansipan

None listed within 100 km.

On the map

Fansipan

Fansipan Tram Ton Trail