Khüiten Peak ( mn, Хүйтэн оргил, Hüiten orgil, ; "cold peak"), also known in
China as Friendship Peak (), is the highest peak with 4,356 m above sea level and a permanent snow cap in the
Altai Range, the international border between
China and
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, ...
runs across its summit point. It is also the highest point of Mongolia and
Altay Prefecture
Altay Prefecture is located in Northern Xinjiang, People's Republic of China. It has an area of and a population of 561,667 (2000). It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. At the 2000 census, Altay was the only major subdivision of Ili ...
in
Western China
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.
In the past, Khüiten Peak was officially known in
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, ...
as the "Friendship Peak" ( mn, link=no, Найрамдал Уул, Nairamdal Uul, ).
[See e.g. the index in ; or see the Sovie]
Topo map M45-104
scale 1:100,000, where the name Mt. Nairamdal (г. Найрамдал) is associated with the peak whose elevation is 4374.0 m. The highest peak is also referred to as Nairamdal in
Khüiten Peak is one of five peaks of
Tavan Bogd
The ( mn, Таван богд, ; "Five saints") is a mountain massif in Mongolia, near the triple border with China and Russia. Its highest peak, the Khüiten Peak (formerly also known as Nairamdal Peak), is the highest point of Mongolia at 43 ...
. Another peak, which is about 2.5 km north of it, marks the border
tripoint
A tripoint, trijunction, triple point, or tri-border area is a geographical point at which the boundaries of three countries or subnational entities meet. There are 175 international tripoints as of 2020. Nearly half are situated in rivers, l ...
between
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 ...
, Mongolia, and China; the name of that peak is given in international agreements and on maps as Tavan Bogd Peak (russian: Таван-Богдо-Ула, ; mn, link=no, Таван Богд Уул, ), or Mount Kuitun ().
中华人民共和国和俄罗斯联邦关于中俄国界西段的协定
(Agreement between the PRC and RF in regard to the western section of the China-Russia border), 1994-09-03
(Protocol between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of Mongolia, and the Government of the People's Republic of China, describing the western junction point of the borders of the three states. Signed in Beijing, June 24, 1996) [[http://old.lawru.info/base33/part6/d33ru6020.htm Соглашение между Правительством Российской Федерации, Правительством Китайской Народной Республики и Правительством Монголии об определении точек стыков государственных границ трех государств (Заключено в г. Улан-Баторе 27 января 1994 года)] (The Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the People's Republic of China, and the Government of Mongolia on the determination of the points of junction of the national borders of the three states) ]
Some sources, however, associate the name Nairamdal Peak
Nairamdal Peak or Friendship Peak ( mn, Найрамдал оргил, Nairamdal orgil; ) is the one of five peaks of the Tavan Bogd mountain and it marks the border tripoint between Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Peak towers at the elevation ...
(Friendship Peak) with the peak at the border tripoint.
The first known ascent of Khüiten Peak was in 1963 by Mongolian mountaineers sponsored by the government.
See also
* List of Altai mountains
The following is a list of the mountains in the Altai range.
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, , Belukha, , 4506, , 49°48′25″N 86°35′23″E, , Russia–Kazakhstan bord ...
* List of Ultras of Central Asia
* List of mountains in Mongolia
Mongolia has three major mountain ranges. The highest is the Altai Mountains, which stretch across the western and the southwestern regions of the country on a northwest-to-southeast axis. The Khangai Mountains, mountains also trending northwest t ...
* List of mountains in China
The following is an incomplete list of mountains in the People's Republic of China, sorted in alphabetical order. Some of these mountains that are claimed by the PRC, including those under the control of the Republic of China and those disputed ...
* Nairamdal Peak
Nairamdal Peak or Friendship Peak ( mn, Найрамдал оргил, Nairamdal orgil; ) is the one of five peaks of the Tavan Bogd mountain and it marks the border tripoint between Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Peak towers at the elevation ...
(Friendship Peak)
* Malchin Peak
Malchin Peak ( mn, Малчин оргил, Malchin orgil, ; "Herder peak") is the one of five peaks of the Tavan Bogd mountain on the Mongolia-Russian border. The Peak towers at the elevation of 4,050 m (13,287 ft). It is the only on ...
Sources
Peaklist.org: China II, Sinkiang - Xinjiang
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References
Altai Mountains
Mountains of Xinjiang
Mountains of Mongolia
China–Mongolia border
International mountains of Asia
Highest points of countries
Four-thousanders of the Altai
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