Mönkh Saridag

Mönkh Saridag
Eastern Sayan with Mönkh Saridag in the background.
Highest point
Elevation 3,491 m (11,453 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,578 m (5,177 ft) [1]
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 51°43′08″N 100°36′53″E / 51.71889°N 100.61472°E / 51.71889; 100.61472Coordinates: 51°43′08″N 100°36′53″E / 51.71889°N 100.61472°E / 51.71889; 100.61472 
Geography
Mönkh Saridag
Location in Mongolia, on the border with Russia
Location Mongolia–Russia border
Parent range Sayan Mountains

Mönkh 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

References

  1. 1 2 "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


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