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.

Mönkh Saridag
Eastern Sayan with Mönkh Saridag in the background.
Highest point
Elevation3,491 m (11,453 ft)[1]
Prominence1,578 m (5,177 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates51°43′08″N 100°36′53″E / 51.71889°N 100.61472°E / 51.71889; 100.61472
Geography
Mönkh Saridag is located in Mongolia
Mönkh Saridag
Mönkh Saridag
Location in Mongolia, on the border with Russia
Mönkh Saridag is located in Republic of Buryatia
Mönkh Saridag
Mönkh Saridag
Location in Buryatia, on the border with Mongolia
LocationMongoliaRussia border
Parent rangeSayan Mountains

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Sources

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