{{Short description|Mountain in Xinyang, China}} {{Infobox mountain |name =Mount Jigong |map = Henan#Eastern China |map_caption = Location in Henan |coordinates = {{coord|31.803674|N|114.08462|E|type:mountain_region:CN-41_source:Gaode|format=dms|display=it}} |location = Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan |range = Dabie Mountains }}
'''Mount Jigong''' ({{zh|s=鸡公山|t=雞公山|p=Jīgōng Shān}}) is a mountain in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan Province, China,<ref>[http://www.at0086.com/Mt-Jigongshan/ Mr. Jigongshan - China's Summer Resort]</ref> located near the border with Hubei Province to the south. The name, which means '''Rooster Mountain''' or '''Cockerel Mountain''', is derived from its shape.
It used to be a summer retreat for Western missionaries and, later, for Communist officials.<ref>Ian Johnson, [http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2012/nov/22/china-worse-you-ever-imagined/?pagination=false China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined], New York Review of Books, 22 November 2012</ref> From 1898 to 1936, over 300 villas of various styles were built on the mountain by foreign missionaries of different countries, and the area became a famed summer resort. It is 38 km from downtown Xinyang.
== Climate ==
Mount Jigong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cwa'').
{{Weather box | width = auto | location = Mount Jigong, elevation {{convert|734|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | single line = Y | metric first = Y | collapsed = | Jan record high C = 15.2 | Feb record high C = 21.1 | Mar record high C = 25.8 | Apr record high C = 28.6 | May record high C = 32.2 | Jun record high C = 33.9 | Jul record high C = 34.5 | Aug record high C = 33.9 | Sep record high C = 32.1 | Oct record high C = 29.1 | Nov record high C = 23.7 | Dec record high C = 17.4 | Jan record low C = -13.1 | Feb record low C = -13.6 | Mar record low C = -7.3 | Apr record low C = -3.7 | May record low C = 4.0 | Jun record low C = 7.7 | Jul record low C = 14.6 | Aug record low C = 10.6 | Sep record low C = 6.0 | Oct record low C = -0.5 | Nov record low C = -11.7 | Dec record low C = -13.6 | Jan high C = 3.7 | Feb high C = 6.5 | Mar high C = 11.6 | Apr high C = 18.1 | May high C = 22.3 | Jun high C = 25.3 | Jul high C = 27.2 | Aug high C = 26.6 | Sep high C = 23.0 | Oct high C = 18.2 | Nov high C = 12.2 | Dec high C = 6.1 | Jan mean C = 0.1 | Feb mean C = 2.5 | Mar mean C = 7.2 | Apr mean C = 13.3 | May mean C = 18.1 | Jun mean C = 21.5 | Jul mean C = 23.7 | Aug mean C = 23.0 | Sep mean C = 19.1 | Oct mean C = 14.3 | Nov mean C = 8.3 | Dec mean C = 2.4 | Jan low C = -2.4 | Feb low C = -0.1 | Mar low C = 4.0 | Apr low C = 9.8 | May low C = 14.8 | Jun low C = 18.6 | Jul low C = 21.3 | Aug low C = 20.5 | Sep low C = 16.3 | Oct low C = 11.4 | Nov low C = 5.4 | Dec low C = -0.2 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 42.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 50.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 79.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 102.7 | May precipitation mm = 138.3 | Jun precipitation mm = 185.6 | Jul precipitation mm = 258.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 188.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 90.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 86.7 | Nov precipitation mm = 54.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 29.3 | Jan humidity = 66 | Feb humidity = 69 | Mar humidity = 70 | Apr humidity = 70 | May humidity = 73 | Jun humidity = 81 | Jul humidity = 87 | Aug humidity = 87 | Sep humidity = 79 | Oct humidity = 69 | Nov humidity = 66 | Dec humidity = 63 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 8.4 | Feb precipitation days = 9.7 | Mar precipitation days = 11.2 | Apr precipitation days = 11.0 | May precipitation days = 12.3 | Jun precipitation days = 11.8 | Jul precipitation days = 13.5 | Aug precipitation days = 13.9 | Sep precipitation days = 11.3 | Oct precipitation days = 10.6 | Nov precipitation days = 9.3 | Dec precipitation days = 7.1 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 138.2 | Feb sun = 131.2 | Mar sun = 161.5 | Apr sun = 184.4 | May sun = 190.2 | Jun sun = 175.7 | Jul sun = 189.4 | Aug sun = 182.7 | Sep sun = 162.6 | Oct sun = 166.5 | Nov sun = 158.4 | Dec sun = 150.6 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 43 | Feb percentsun = 42 | Mar percentsun = 43 | Apr percentsun = 47 | May percentsun = 44 | Jun percentsun = 41 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 45 | Sep percentsun = 44 | Oct percentsun = 48 | Nov percentsun = 51 | Dec percentsun = 48 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 7.7 | Feb snow days = 5.4 | Mar snow days = 2.8 | Apr snow days = 0.3 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0.1 | Nov snow days = 1.6 | Dec snow days = 4.3 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =12 August 2023}}</ref> | source = }}
==References== {{reflist}}
Jigong Category:Tourist attractions in Henan Category:Xinyang