ALTAI MOUNTAINS IN MONGOLIA
ALTAI MOUNTAINS IN MONGOLIA
Altai Mountains in Mongolia that located in Altai Tavan Bogd national park is one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia where you can do horse riding, trekking tours. There are also many nomads that live in the national park along the freshwater rivers that you can visit and meet their lifestyle. There are Mongolian highest peaks and some of them very easy to get on top. This is one of the recommended parts of Mongolia where you can do activities such as horse riding, trekking or hiking. Here you can also find other ethnic groups of Mongolia that preserving the ancient traditions.
ALTAI TAVAN BOGD NATIONAL PARK
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park is located on the Westernmost point of Mongolia in Bayan-Ulgii Province. This vast mountainous park borders China and Russia with views of Kazakhstan from the highest peak in Mongolia. The snow-capped Kuiten Uul mountain,4374 m (14,201 ft), is the highest of the five peaks of Tavan Bogd Mountains (literally ‘5 Saints’) that gives the park its name. It covers an area of 630,000 hectares and is home to three large freshwater lakes and 34 glaciers, plus several waterfalls. The largest, Potanin Glacier, covers 23 sq km. Tavan Bogd Mountains are considered sacred to local Kazakhs, Tuvans, and Mongolians. The park stretches from Russia along the Chinese border, following the Altai Mountain Range that divides China, Russia, Mongolia.