Mönkh Saridag

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

Mönkh Saridag (Buryat: Мүнхэ Һарьдаг, Mongolian: Мөнх сарьдаг, romanized: Mönkh saridag, lit. 'eternal aiguille'), also spelled as Munku-Sardyk (Russian: Мунку-Сардык), 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.

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