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 and Khakassia) and northern Mongolia. In the past, it served as the border between Mongolia and Russia. The Sayan Mountains' towering peaks and cool lakes southwest of Tuva give rise to the tributaries that merge to become one of Siberia's major rivers, the Yenisei River, which flows north over 3,400 kilometres (2000 mi) to the Arctic Ocean. This is a protected and isolated area, having been kept closed by the Soviet Union since 1944. Geography Western Sayan At 92°E the Western Sayan system is pierced by the Ulug-Khem (russian: Улуг-Хем) or Upper Yenisei River, and at 106°, at its eastern extremity, it terminates above the depression of the Selenga-Orkhon Valley Orkhon Valley Cultural Landscape (; mn, Орхоны ...
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Mönkh Saridag
Mönkh Saridag (also spelled as Munku-Sardyk; Mongolian language, Mongolian: Мөнх сарьдаг, ''lit. "eternal aiguille"'') is the highest mountain in the Sayan Mountains of Asia. It is tall and is on the Mongolia-Russia border, international border between Mongolia and Russia. It is also the highest mountain in Republic of Buryatia, 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 * Highest points of Russian Federal subjects * List of Ultras of Central Asia * List of mountains in Mongolia References So