List of mountains in Mongolia
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Mongolia
has three major mountain ranges. The highest is the Altai Mountains, which stretch across the western and the southwestern regions of the country on a northwest-to-southeast axis. The Khangai Mountains, mountains also trending northwest to southeast, occupy much of central and north-central Mongolia. These are older, lower, and more eroded mountains, with many forests and alpine pastures. The Khentii Mountains
near the Russian border to the northeast of Ulaanbaatar, are lower still.
Thirteen mountain is capped with a glacier in Mongolia.
The following is a list of mountain
s in Mongolia:
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
has three major mountain ranges. The highest is the Altai Mountains, which stretch across the western and the southwestern regions of the country on a northwest-to-southeast axis. The Khangai Mountains, mountains also trending northwest to southeast, occupy much of central and north-central Mongolia. These are older, lower, and more eroded mountains, with many forests and alpine pastures. The Khentii Mountains
Khentii Mountains
The Khentii Mountains are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in northern Mongolia. The chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain, Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan.The range forms the watershed...
near the Russian border to the northeast of Ulaanbaatar, are lower still.
Thirteen mountain is capped with a glacier in Mongolia.
The following is a list of mountain
Mountain
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s in Mongolia:
| Name | Peaks | Height (m) | Range | Location | |
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| 1 | Tavan Bogd | Huiten | 4374 | Mongol-Altai | Bayan-Ölgii |
| Nairamdal Nairamdal Peak Friendship Peak is the one of five peaks of the Tavan Bogd mountain and it marks the border tripoint between Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Peak towers at the elevation of 4,180 m .... |
4180 | ||||
| Malchin Malchin Peak Malchin Peak is the one of five peaks of the Tavan Bogd mountain on the Mongolia-Russian border. The Peak towers at the elevation of 4,050 m .... |
4050 | ||||
| 2 | Mönkh Hairhan Mönkh Hairhan Mönkh Hairhan is the second highest mountain in Mongolia, located in the Khovd Province. Its highest peak "Sükhbaatar" at the elevation of 4,204 meters under the permanent snow-cap.- External links :*... |
Sukhbaatar | 4204 | Khovd | |
| 3 | Tsambagarav Tsambagarav Tsambagarav is a mountain between Khovd Province and Bayan-Olgii Province in western Mongolia, it is a mountain of the Altai Mountains range. It has two peaks, its highest peak "Tsast Uul" has an elevation of and another peak same named "Tsambagarav"... |
Tsast | 4196 | Khovd, Bayan-Ölgii | |
| Tsambagarav | 4165 | ||||
| 4 | Sutai Sutai Mountain Sutai , also Sutay Uul, is a mountain between Govi-Altai Province and Khovd Province in western Mongolia. It is the highest mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains with an elevation of .- See also :* List of mountains in Mongolia... |
4090 | Gobi-Altai | Govi-Altai, Khovd | |
| 5 | Harhiraa Harhiraa Harhiraa is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and is located in the Uvs Province in Mongolia. It has an elevation of .- External links :* - See also :* List of mountains in Mongolia* List of Ultras of Central Asia... |
4037 | Mongol-Altai | Uvs Uvs Province Uvs is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. It is located in the west of the country, 1336 km away from the national capital Ulaanbaatar.Its capital is Ulaangom which lies 936m above the Sea level.... |
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| 6 | Höh Serkh Höh Serkh Höh Serkh with a latitude of 48.05 and a longitude of 90.87 , is a mountain located in west Mongolia. The highest peak is the Takhilt.... |
Tahilt | 4019 | Bayan-Ölgii | |
| 7 | Otgontenger Otgontenger Otgontenger is the highest mountain of the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its peak considered at the elevation of 4,008 m . The mountain is located in Zavkhan Province and the only mountain of the Khangai range that is capped with a glacier... |
4008 | Khangai | Zavkhan | |
| 8 | Baatar Hairhan | 3984 | Mongol-Altai | Khovd | |
| 9 | Ih Bogd Ih Bogd Ih Bogd , also known as Tergun Bogd, is a mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains and located in the Bayankhongor Province in Mongolia. It has an elevation of... |
3975 | Gobi-Altai | Bayankhongor | |
| 10 | Türgen Türgen Türgen is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and located in the Uvs Province in Mongolia. Its peak Deglii Tsagaan has elevation of 3,965 meters and snow-capped.... |
Deglii Tsagaan | 3966 | Mongol-Altai | Uvs |
| 11 | Tsengel Khairkhan Tsengel Khairkhan Tsengel Hairhan is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and located in the Bayan-Ölgii Province in Mongolia. It has elevation of 3,943 m and the one of 13 high mountains with glaciers in Mongol-Altai mountain range.... |
3943 | Mongol-Altai | Bayan-Ölgii | |
| 12 | Öndor Hairhan Öndor Hairhan Öndor Hairhan is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and located in the Bayan-Ölgii Province in Mongolia. It has elevation of 3,914 m and permanently snow-capped.... |
3914 | |||
| 13 | Aj Bogd Aj Bogd Aj Bogd , is a mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains and located in the Govi-Altai Province in Mongolia. Its highest peak Ih Ovoo has an elevation of 3,802 metres .... |
Ih Ovoo | 3802 | Gobi-Altai | Govi-Altai |
| 14 | Jargalant Hairhan Jargalant Hairhan Jargalant Hairhan is a mountain in Mongolia, located in the Khovd Province. Its has at the elevation of 3,796 meters.... |
3796 | Mongol-Altai | Khovd | |
| 15 | Burhan Buudai Burhan Buudai Burhan Buudai is a mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains and located in the Govi-Altai Province in Mongolia. It has elevation of 3,765 metres .... |
3765 | Gobi-Altai | Govi-Altai | |
| 16 | Baga Bogd Baga Bogd Baga Bogd is a mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains and located in the Övörkhangai Province in Mongolia. Its highest peak Myangan Yamaat has an elevation of .... |
3600 | Övörkhangai | ||
| 17 | Hasagt Hairhan Hasagt Hairhan Hasagt Hairhan is a mountain of the Gobi-Altai Mountains and located in the Govi-Altai Province in Mongolia. It has elevation of 3,578 metres .... |
3578 | Govi-Altai | ||
| 18 | Monkh Saridag | 3491 | Sayan Sayan Mountains The Sayan Mountains are a mountain range between northwestern Mongolia and southern Siberia, Russia.The Eastern Sayan extends from the Yenisei River at 92° E to the southwest end of Lake Baikal at 106° E... |
Khövsgöl | |
| 19 | Dunheger Dunheger Dunheger is a mountain in the Altai Mountains of Asia. It is tall and is on the international border between China and Mongolia.... |
3225 | Gobi-Altai | Govi-Altai | |
| 20 | Suvraga Hairhan Suvraga Hairhan Suvraga Hairhan is a mountain in the Tsenkher, Arkhangai Province in Mongolia. It has an elevation of 3,117 m and a mountain of the Khangai Mountains range. The mountain feed the rivers Orkhon, Tamir and Tsetserleg. The mountain is regional sacred mountain in Mongolia.... |
3117 | Khangai | Arkhangai | |
| | Khan Höhii Khan Höhii Khan Höhii is a mountain of the Uvs Province in Mongolia. It has elevation of 2,928 metres .... |
2928 | Uvs | |||
| | Asralt Hairhan Asralt Hairhan Asralt Hairhan is a mountain in Erdene, Töv Province in central Mongolia. It has an elevation of 2,799 m and the highest mountain of the Khentii Mountains range. .- External links :*... |
2799 | Khentii Khentii Mountains The Khentii Mountains are a mountain range in the Töv and Khentii Provinces in northern Mongolia. The chain overlaps the Khan Khentii Strictly Protected Area and includes Mongolia's sacred mountain, Burkhan Khaldun, which is associated with the origin of Genghis Khan.The range forms the watershed... |
Töv Töv Province Töv is one of the 21 aimags of Mongolia. The national capital Ulaanbaatar is located roughly at its center, but the city itself is administrated as an independent municipality.- Geography :... |
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| | Bogd Khan Mountain | 2261 | ||||
| | Bat Khan Mountain Bat Khan Mountain The Bat Khan Mountain is a mountain in the Erdenesant, Töv Province in Mongolia. It has an elevation of 2,178 m . The mountain is regional sacred mountain in Mongolia.... |
2178 | ||||
| |Burhan Haldun Burhan Haldun The Burhan Haldun is a mountain of the Khentii Mountains in the Khentii Province of Mongolia. The mountain itself and/or its proximity areas are rumored to be the birthplace of Genghis Khan, as well as the purported location of his tomb.The mountain is located in the 12,000 km² Khan Khentii... |
Khentii | Khentii | |||
| | Shiliin Bogd Shiliin Bogd The Shiliin Bogd is an extinct volcano in eastern Mongolia. The Shiliin Bogd is the highest peak in Sükhbaatar Province at above sea level and has a crater of 2 kilometers wide and over deep.... |
1778 | Sükhbaatar | |||
| | Dari Ovoo Dari Ovoo The Dari Ovoo , also known as Altan Ovoo , is an extinct volcano in the Dariganga, Sukhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia. It has an elevation of . The mountain is a regional sacred mountain in Mongolia.... |
1354 | ||||
See also
- Geography of MongoliaGeography of MongoliaMongolia is a landlocked country in Northern Asia, strategically located between China and Russia. The terrain is one of mountains and rolling plateaus, with a high degree of relief. Overall, the land slopes from the high Altay Mountains of the west and the north to plains and depressions in the...
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