Bảy Núi (Vietnamese: [ɓa᷉ːj nǔj], Chữ Nôm: 罷𡶀, seven mountains), also known by the Sino-Vietnamese version Thất Sơn (Vietnamese: [tʰə́k ʂəːŋ], Chữ Hán: 七山), is a range of small mountains located in the Tri Tôn and Tịnh Biên districts in Vietnam’s An Giang Province, very close to the Cambodian border.
The 710-metre Thiên Cấm Sơn (the Cấm Mountains) is the highest among the mountainous region of Thất Sơn and it is the highest peak in the whole Mekong Delta region. Endowed with such spectacular mountainous terrain, Núi Cấm is known as the “Đà Lạt of the Mekong Delta”.
Before reaching the Seven Mountain, tourists have to ascend Ba The mountain. The mountain is approximately 200 meters above sea level and by the poetic Thoai Ha River, there is home to many species of monkeys, squirrels, herons, and wild birds
Peaks
The common names of the seven mountains in the Thất Sơn range are:
1.-Núi Cấm (Thiên Cẩm Sơn) “Forbidden Mountain”.[1] The mountain is 716 meters in height and 7,500 meters in length. Cam mountain is the longest mountain in the Seven Mountains. It is the most sacred mountain in the Seven Mountains region. Cam mountain had built a path to the top of the mountain.
2.-Núi Dài Năm Giếng (Ngũ Hồ Sơn) “Long Five Wells Mountain” – The mountain is ranked as the fourth highest in the Seven Mountains, 265 meters above sea level in height. The West faces An Phu district. The physical features of the mountain are really rugged. However, from the top of the mountain, there is a panoramic view of Nha Bang township, and visitors also can see daily activities of Nha Bang residents,
3.-Núi Cô Tô (Phụng Hoàng Sơn) – Cô Tô mountain is located in Tri ton district, An Giang province. The mountain is the third longest mountain in the range of Seven mountain with 5,800 meters in length and 614 meters in height. There are many visitors who enjoy walking on top of the mountain because of its length. The top of the mountain offers a view of a large lake. At twilight, especially, visitors and residents of Tri Ton enjoy the feeling of the fresh air.
4.-Núi Dài (Ngọa Long Sơn) “Long Mountain” – The mountain is the longest mountain in the Seven mountain, 8,000 meters in length. It is 580 meters in height. The mountain is 3 kilometers away from the central Ba Chuc which belongs to Chi Ton district. The mountain is the combination of many hard rocks such as volcanic rocks, granite rocks, Jurassic rocks.
5.-Núi Tượng (Liên Hoa Sơn) “Statue Mountain” – The mountain is located in the central Ba Chuc village. The mountain is 600 meters in length and 145 meters in height. It is the second smallest mountain in the Seven Mountains. Visitors can easily get lost on the way to the top of the mountain because of the winding road. Also, in the past, many illegal lumberjacks felled trees, so the trees had overgrown to fill the path.
6.-Núi Két (Anh Vũ Sơn) “Parrot Mountain” – The mountain is 225 meters in height with 1,100 meters in length, located 2,5 kilometers away from Nha Bang street-market. The path to the top of the mountain is uncultivated because it is a developing area, so it does not attract that many pedestrians, comparing to the other mountains. The scenery of the forest mountain still looks primitive, and it is very beautiful and unspoiled.
7.-Núi Nước (Thủy Đài Sơn) “Water Mountain” – This mountain is located about 2 kilometers in Ba Chuc town. Water Mountain is the smallest and lowest mountain of Seven Mountain with only 20 meters in height. The mountain is called by Water Mountain, that is because in the flood season, the mountain is often submerged in water. In the past, the mountain has been covered by water in the flood season, so the water pressure created a large force impact a large area of the mountain, so the rock on the mountain became very smooth and sparkling.
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