Khustain Nuruu National Park

Khustain Nuruu National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location  Mongolia
Area 506 km²
Established 2003

Khustain Nuruu National Park (Mongolian: Хустайн нуруу, Birch Mountains), located in Tov Province (Aimag), is a national park of Mongolia. It is also known as Hustai National Park. The Tuul River runs through the park.

It was declared reserve status (category III) for over 50,000 hectars of the Khustain Nuruu area in 1993 but after significant scientific field researches into the area it was upgraded to a national park in 1998. The Hustai National Park Trust (HNPT) was established in 2003 and since that time, the HNPT has been responsible for running the park in conjunction with the Mongolian Ministry of Nature and Environment (MNE).

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