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Gurvan Saikhan Mountains

Gurvan Saikhan Mountains

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The Gurvan Saikhan (Mongolian: Гурван Сайхан, lit. "three beauties"), is a mountain range in the Ömnögovi Province of southern Mongolia. It is named for three subranges: Baruun Saikhany Nuruu (the Western Beauty), Dund Saikhany Nuruu (the Middle Beauty) and Zuun Saikhany Nuruu (the Eastern Beauty).

A yurt in front of the Gurvansaikhan Mountains

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The highest peak is found in Dund Saikhany Nuruu, and is 9,268 feet (2,825 meters) above sea level. A notable gorge, Yolyn Am, is found in Zuun Saikhany Nuruu. Though the range is surrounded by the Gobi desert, Yolyn Am contains a semi-permanent ice field.

The range forms the eastern part of the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park which was established in 1993.[1]

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    Bedunah, Donald J.; Schmidt, Sabine M. (2004). "Pastoralism and Protected Area Management in Mongolia's Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park". Development and Change. 35 (1): 167. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7660.2004.00347.x.
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