First ascent 1858 Listing Ultra-prominent peak | Elevation 3,491 m Prominence 1,578 m Parent range Sayan Mountains | |
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Similar Belukha Mountain, Peretolchin, Szczyt Czerskiego, Volcano Kropotkin, Tavan Bogd | ||
Mönkh Saridag (also spelled as Munku-Sardyk; Mongolian: Мөнх сарьдаг, lit. "eternal aiguille") is the highest mountain in the Sayan Mountains of Asia. It is 3,491 metres (11,453 ft) tall and is on the international border between Mongolia and Russia. It is also the highest mountain in 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.
Map of Munku Sardyk
References
Mönkh Saridag Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA