Category: Western Mongolia

Khar-Us Lake is located in Har Us Nuur National Park in western Mongolia. The lake is 1.597 meters above the sea level and the water is a brackish, and replenished by water from the Orlogo River which rises from the eternal snows of the mountain of Kharkhiraa.

With an area of ​​1,406 square kilometers, it is one of the largest lakes in Mongolia. It is 75 kilometers long, 31 kilometers wide and 80 meters deep. The lake surface is 1,028 meters above sea level. Water is brackish. There are also rare fish such as Mongolian grayling.

Uvs Lake is a highly saline lake in an endorheic basin—Uvs Nuur Basin in Mongolia with a small part in Russia. It is the largest lake in Mongolia by surface area, covering 3,350 km2 at 759 m above sea level. The largest settlement near the lake is Ulaangom. This shallow and very saline body of […]

most point of Mongolia in Bayan-Ulgii Province. Its highest peak, the Khüiten Peak (formerly also known as Nairamdal Peak), is the highest point of Mongolia at 4374 meters above sea level. It covers an area of 630,000 hectare and is home to three large freshwater lakes and 34 glaciers, plus several waterfalls. The largest, Pontuninii […]

Wildlife in Western Mongolia features some of Asia’s most beautiful and unspoiled nature, with the snow-capped Altai Mountains towering over secluded forests, lakes and rivers. It is home to some of the world’s most obese wildlife, including the endangered snow leopard, ibex and wild sheep. The region has some of Mongolia’s most impressive mountain landscapes […]

The Golden Eagle Festival is an annual traditional festival held in Bayan-Ölgii aimag, Mongolia. In the eagle festival, Kazakh eagle hunters (Burkitshi) celebrate their heritage and compete to catch small animals such as foxes and hares with specially trained golden eagles, showing off the skills both of the birds and their trainers. Prizes are awarded […]