# Mount Dola (多拉神山)

Qamdo, Tibet Autonomous Region · Southwest, China · Guidebook rating: 3/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/mount-dola
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Time needed:** 1 hour
- **Address:** On the Sichuan-Tibet Highway, 63 km east of Baima Town, Bayi County
- **Good for:** Temples, Hiking & Outdoors

## About Mount Dola

What makes Mount Dola mysterious is that the limestone covering the mountain is carved with Buddha images and six-syllable mantras. The sacred mountain is not very large and is traditionally divided into outer, middle and inner circuits. Climbing the main peak gives a bird's-eye view of the whole of Mount Dola. Walking the inner circuit takes no more than two hours. This is the core of the mountain and its main point of interest, where along the way you can pay respects to and admire Padmasambhava-centred Buddha images, stupas, six-syllable mantras and Tibetan prayer texts.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 616. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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