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Otgontenger ( "Youngest sky") is the highest peak in the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its summit is currently calculated to reach an elevation of 4,008 meters above mean sea level (some earlier topographic maps record a maximum elevation of 4,021 m). The mountain is located in Zavkhan province and is the only peak in the Khangai range that is capped with a permanent glacier. The south face of Mount Otgontenger is the most extensive granite wall in Mongolia.
Mongolians officially worship the mountain as a sacred mountain except for natural protection. The mountain has been worshipped between 1779 and 1911. Later in 1992, the tradition revived after the communist regime, Otgontenger Mountain and its surrounding 95510 hectares of area categorized under strictly protected area. The mountain has been officially and ceremonially worshipped once every 4 years according to the Mongolian president’s decree. The sacred name of the Mountain is Bogd Ochirvaani. The locals believe this 3 billion years old mountain (considered the first land of the earth) is home to the Buddhist deity Bogd Ochirvaan. The summit above the 2800 m is covered with permanent snow. Just below the snow line are a sacred Badarhundaga Lake, a sculpture of Ochirvaani deity, and presidential ovoo (a pile of stones from the worshippers).
Altai Tavan Bogd National Park is a national park in Bayan – Ulgii province of western Mongolia. The park includes the Mongolian side of the Tavan Bogd massif, which is divided by the triple border with Russia and China in the Altai Mountains.
It covers 6362 square kilometres and is located south of Tavan Bogd, the highest mountain of Mongolia. It includes the lakes Khoton, Khurgan and Dayan. The protected area is inhabited by species such as the Argali sheep, Ibex, Red Deer, Beech Marten, Moose, Snow leopard, Snow cock, and Golden eagle.
The (UNESCO) World Heritage Site Petrolyphic Complexes of the Mongolian Altai is located inside Altai Tavan Bogd National Park. The World Heritage Site covers three locations with several thousand petroglyphs and Turkic monoliths, including the Tsagaan Salaa Rock PAintings with over 10,000 cave drawings in 15 km of river valley.
Khuitni Peak, the highest peak of the Mongolian Altai Mountains, is the highest point in Mongolia and is 4374 m above sea level. 96% of Mongolia's glaciers are located in this area. In addition to large lakes of glacial origin, there are more than 250 small lakes and ponds. Large lakes are one of the important places where many species of water and marsh birds come to migrate and lay their eggs in spring and summer due to their fresh and cold water.
The region is home to many ethnic groups such as Kazakhs, Uriankhai, Durvod, Khalkh and Tuva. All these tribes have their own unique way of life, history, culture and customs.