Türgen (Mongolian: Түргэн, lit. "quicker") is a mountain of the Altai Mountains and located in the Uvs Province in Mongolia. Its peak Deglii Tsagaan (heron the white) has an elevation of 4,029 metres and is snow-capped.[4]

Ih Türgen Uul
Ih Türgen Uul is located in Mongolia
Ih Türgen Uul
Ih Türgen Uul
Location in Mongolia
Highest point
Elevation4,029 m (13,219 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,594 m (5,230 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates49°47′57″N 89°45′15″E / 49.79917°N 89.75417°E / 49.79917; 89.75417[3]
Geography
LocationMongolia
Parent rangeAltai Mountains

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  1. ^ a b "Mongolia" Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Peaklist.org. Sources differ on the elevation of Türgen, but Peaklist gives an elevation of 4,029 m with the comment in the footnotes (15) : Almost certainly higher than the commonly given 3965m. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
  2. ^ "Lonelyplanet Mongolia book". Content.yudu.com. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  3. ^ "Google maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
  4. ^ Info Mongolia:Uvs aimag
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