"Rainbow Mountain" located in China: There are some unbelievable natural formations located all around the globe. Due to distances involved, many of us never have the chance to visit these sites. The following photos display a mountain range called " Rainbow Mountain " located in China . The mountains are part of the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in China . Layers of different colored sandstone and minerals were pressed together over 24 million years and then buckled up by tectonic plates.