Huangshi is located in southeastern Hubei Province, along the southwestern bank of one of the major bends in the Yangtze River. It is located 100 kilometers (62 mi) south-east of Wuhan, and borders Jiangxi Province to the south. Its area was reported by the local government as 4,583 square kilometers (1,770 sq mi); elsewhere, the number of 4,630 square kilometers (1,790 sq mi) was given. The terrain is mostly small mountains and hills. The tallest mountain is 7 Summit Mountain with an elevation of 860 meters (2,820 ft) above sea-level. Huangshi is also located in a major lake district between Hunan's Dongting Lake and Jiangxi's Poyang lake and has dozens of large lakes.