Mönkh Saridag
Mountain on the international border between Mongolia and Russia
Mönkh Saridag
Location in Mongolia, on the border with Russia
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Mönkh Saridag
Location in Buryatia, on the border with Mongolia
Show map of Republic of BuryatiaMönkh Saridag (also spelled as Munku-Sardyk; Mongolian: Мөнх сарьдаг, lit. "eternal aiguille") is the highest mountain in the Sayan Mountains of Asia. It is 3,491 metres (11,453 ft) tall and is on the international border between Mongolia and Russia. It is also the highest mountain in Buryatia and the highest mountain in Mongolia's Khövsgöl Province. On the southern side, the tree line is at 2000 meters, on the northern side at 2200 meters.
See also
- List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
- List of Ultras of Central Asia
- List of mountains in Mongolia
References
- ^ a b "Mongolia: 18 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
Sources
- M. Nyamaa, Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli, Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 37
External links
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