Mönkh Saridag (also spelled as Munku-Sardyk; Mongolian: Мөнх сарьдаг, ''lit. "eternal aiguille"'') is the highest mountain in the

Sayan Mountains The Sayan Mountains (russian: Саяны ''Sajany''; mn, Соёны нуруу, ''Soyonï nurû''; otk, 𐰚𐰇𐰏𐰢𐰤, Kögmen) are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia ( Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva Republic ...

of Asia. It is tall and is on the

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between

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, ...

and

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. It is also the highest mountain in Buryatia and the highest mountain in Mongolia's Khövsgöl Province. On the southern side, the

tree line The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snow ...

is at 2000 meters, on the northern side at 2200 meters.

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* M. Nyamaa, ''Khövsgöl aimgiin lavlakh toli'', Ulaanbaatar 2001, p. 37

External links

"Gora Munku-Sardyk, Mongolia/Russia" on Peakbagger
Mountains of Mongolia Mountains of Russia Mountains of Buryatia International mountains of Asia Mongolia–Russia border Khövsgöl Province Highest points of Russian federal subjects Sayan Mountains {{Russia-geo-stub

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