Khuiten River is a small, relatively swift-flowing but meandering river that drains part of the

Altai Mountains The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...

into western

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...

Khoton Lake Khoton Lake ( Mongolian: Хотон нуур, zh, 霍屯湖, 和屯湖) is a freshwater lake in Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in Bayan-Ölgii Province, western Mongolia. Geography It lies at the foot of the Altai Mountains The Altai Mounta ...

south of the Biluut Hills. It runs through a sheltered valley of rugged grassland used by nomads for pasturing.

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