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About Black Oil Mountain
The scenic area lies two kilometres north-east of the Karamay urban area, and Xinjiang Daily's photo report records dozens of oil seepage points discharging black crude oil there, with the oil pools mirroring the sky. The page describes Black Oil Mountain as a naturally formed group of petroleum asphalt mounds: over more than a hundred million years crude oil in the strata escaped along rock fissures under formation pressure, light fractions evaporated, and the viscous oil gradually congealed and piled up with sand and soil into the mounds. In earlier years local people came to collect crude oil to supplement their livelihoods.
On 29 October 1955 the No. 1 well near Black Oil Mountain produced an industrial oil flow, and the Karamay oilfield was discovered. The scenic area was rated a national 4A-grade scenic area in 2021 and has since added a ticket facility shaped like a poplar, oil-sandstone rest pavilions, an extended main walkway, research-study courses, cultural and creative products and a smart management system. A China Tourism News feature republished by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism counts Black Oil Mountain, with the Xigebi scenic area, among Karamay District's visitor attractions.
The sources give the site's position, its nature as a natural petroleum asphalt mound group, the 1955 discovery well, the 2021 rating and the scenic area's own recent works. They give no ticket or opening information.
What to look for
- The oil seepage points and pools on the mound, which Xinjiang Daily records as discharging black crude oil and mirroring the sky.
- The mound group itself, which the page describes as formed over more than a hundred million years as crude oil escaped along rock fissures and congealed with sand and soil.
- The extended main walkway and the oil-sandstone rest pavilions the scenic area added in its recent upgrade.
Location & getting there
Getting to Black Oil Mountain
Use an authorised visitor route. Cave sections, geological sites and access roads can close independently, so confirm the area that your ticket covers.
- Search for 黑油山 with 克拉玛依市 and 克拉玛依区.
Find Black Oil Mountain
黑油山 · 克拉玛依区
No reliable map pin yet: search by the Chinese name.
Sources & visit information
The linked sources support the identity and background described in this introduction. Opening hours, admission, activity availability and exact arrival arrangements have not been comprehensively checked. Confirm current visitor information with the venue; the original catalogue locality and editorial review flag are retained.