The Altai Mountains are a mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together, and where the rivers Irtysh, Ob and Yenisei have their sources...
Altai Tavan Bogd is 636,161 hectares of pristine landscape along the border of the western part of Ulaan Khus, Tsengel, Sagsai and Altai soums of Bayan-Olgii aimag. It was placed under protection in 1996...
Located along the northern border of Uvs Aimag, Altan Els Strictly Protected Area (Golden Sand) contains the world's northernmost sand dunes and embodies nearly all components of the ecosystem present in the Uvs Nuur Basin...
Eej Khairkhan Uul is located between Tsogt and Altai soums of Gobi-Altai aimag in the southwestern part of Mongolia just north of ‘Gobi A’ National Park...
The Khan Khokhii mountain range is located in Zuunkhangai, Undurkhangai and Tsagaan Khairkhan sums of Uvs province, was taken under protection in 2000 with an area of 2206 square kilometres...
The outflow from Khar-Us nuur goes into a short river called Chono Kharaih which flows into another freshwater, lake Khar Nuur / Black lake/ home to some migratory pelicans...
About 40 km to the east of Khovd city is Khar Us Nuur (Black Water Lake), the second-largest freshwater lake (15,800 sq km) in Mongolia with an average depth of only 4km...
There is another lake next to Khoton called Khurgan Lake. Those two lakes are connected by a stream and fed by rivers and streams originated in Altai Mountains...
Monkh Khairkhan mountain is part of the main chain of the Mongol Altai Mountain Range, extending 100 km from northwest to southeast located west part of Khovd aimag...
Otgontenger Mountain is the highest peak of the Khangai Nuruu Range and Mongolia's 5th highest mountain. Its peak is at 4020 meters above the sea level...
Tolbo nuur is a lake of 185 square kilometres whose surface is at 2.080 meters above sea level. The lake water is crystal clear and fresh, over 10 km wide, 18 km long and 10 meters deep...
This complex consists of about 10.000 paintings scattered over a 15 km area on the south slope of the mountain and rock painting of Baga Oigor River...
Tsambagarav Mountain (4200 meters), one of Mongolia's most glorious snow-capped peaks and Mongolia’s 3rd highest peak is located in a national park of more than 110 thousand hectares...
Large numbers of gulls, and migratory birds live at Uvs Nuur in summer. This immense lake (80 km wide and 80 km long) is located 28 km northeast of Ulaangom...
