Lào Cai Province than with snowing conditions. Fog and frost are a common phenomenon in the province. Lào Cai is a mountainous region. In the northwest of the province is Phan Xi Păng (also called Fansipan; elevation , snow covered during winter season), Vietnam's highest mountain. It is located in the Hoàng Liên Sơn and the Hoàng Liên National Park. The Sa Pa Mountains form the western part of the province. While the province is drained by over 100 rivers, the main river that bisects the province is the Red River, (), the most significant river of northern Vietnam, which flows out of
Korab (mountain) Korab (mountain) Mount Korab (; , "Golem Korab") is the highest peak of the eponymous fourth highest mountain in the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at . The summit of the Korab mountain range in the Albanian-Macedonian border, Korab is the highest peak of Albania and the Republic of Macedonia and also one of only two summits in Europe, which are the highest point for more than one country. The Korab is also the 18th most prominent mountain peak in the European continent and the third on the Balkan Peninsula. Korab is situated within the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park. It is noted