Dunhuang is higher than Golmud

No, the terrain of Dunhuang is lower than that of Golmud.

1. Dunhuang is located on the second step of the northwest inland, and Golmud is located on the first step of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Dunhuang has a lower terrain.

2. Dunhuang

1. Dunhuang, a county-level city in Gansu Province, is managed by Jiuquan City. It is located at the westernmost end of the Hexi Corridor and is located in the three provinces (districts) of Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang. ) intersection.

2. Dunhuang is a node city on the Silk Road. It is world-famous for the "Dunhuang Grottoes" and "Dunhuang Murals". It is the location of the world heritage Mogao Grottoes and the Yumen Pass and Yang Pass on the border of the Han Dynasty Great Wall. It is one of the four major oases in Gansu Province. In 2012, it was selected into the "Top 200 Charming Cities with Chinese Characteristics in 2012". It is a national historical and cultural city and the cultural capital of East Asia.

3. Dunhuang City is high in the north and south and low in the middle. It slopes from southwest to northeast, with an average altitude of 1,139 meters. The city has Sanwei Mountain in the east, Mingsha Mountain in the south, desert in the west, connected with the Taklimakan Desert, and Gobi in the north, connected with the remnants of the Tianshan Mountains.

4. Dunhuang City has a typical warm temperate arid climate, with dry climate, low rainfall, large evaporation, large temperature difference between day and night, and long sunshine hours. It has four distinct seasons, with warm and windy spring, scorching hot summer, cool autumn and cold winter. The annual sunshine hours are 3246.7 hours, the annual average precipitation is 42.2 mm, the evaporation is 2505 mm, the annual average temperature is 9.9°C, the highest temperature is 41.7°C, and the lowest temperature is -30.5°C. The annual average frost-free period is 152 days.

5. Dunhuang City has Danghe River, Xishuigou, Dongshuigou and Nanhu Spring Areas, with an annual runoff of 62 million cubic meters. The Dang River originates from the Qilian Mountains, with a total length of 390 kilometers, a drainage area of ??16,800 square kilometers, and an annual runoff of 302 million cubic meters.

6. On April 23, 2014, due to the combined influence of the strong cold air from Xinjiang and the passage of cold ground wind, strong winds and extremely strong sandstorms occurred in Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, with the minimum visibility less than 20 meters. The maximum wind speed is 18.5 meters/second.

3. Golmud

1. Golmud City is affiliated to the Hainan Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Qinghai Province. Golmud City is located in the central and western part of Qinghai Province and the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The terrain within its jurisdiction is complex and can be roughly divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foothills of the Tanggula Mountains. It has a typical plateau continental climate.

2. "Golmud" is a transliteration of Mongolian, also translated as Gaolumusi, Guolimao, and Garmu, which means "a place with dense rivers"; Golmud is a place where Qinghai connects Tibet, Xinjiang, and Gansu It is a strategic fortress and a transportation hub in western China. The three main highways of Qinghai-Tibet, Qingxin and Dunge meet here; the Qinghai-Tibet Railway has been fully opened to traffic; within the territory there are the source of the Yangtze River, the Wanzhang Salt Bridge, snow-capped mountains and glaciers, the Kunlun snow scene, the sunrise on the vast sea, and the desert. With forests and other natural landscapes, Golmud Kunlun Tourist Area is a national 4A-level tourist attraction.

3. The terrain within the jurisdiction of Golmud City is complex and can be roughly divided into two parts: the basin plateau and the northern foothills of Tanggula Mountain. The basin plateau is 2625-3350 meters above sea level. Its terrain structure and geomorphological characteristics are generally distributed in concentric circles. From the southern edge of the basin to the center, there are mountains, Gobi, wind-eroded hills, plains, and salt lakes. According to the landform type, it can be divided into mountains and plains. Mountains can be divided into extremely high mountains, high mountains, and mid-mountain mountains. Extremely high mountains are distributed on the main ridges of Tanggula Mountain and Zulkenwula Mountain. The altitude is greater than 5800 meters, with a relative height difference of 1000-2500 meters. It is a very high mountain with large fluctuations. The height of its peaks is generally above 6000 meters. The highest peak is Geladandong Snow Peak, with an altitude of 6621 meters.

4/The climate of Golmud City is a typical plateau continental climate. The average temperature in winter is around -6.5℃, and the average temperature in summer is around 17.5℃. The average temperature in Tanggula Mountain area in winter is around -15℃, and the average temperature in summer is around 7℃. Precipitation is small, rain and heat occur in the same season, and the distribution of precipitation varies greatly with space.