Khüiten Peak

Khüiten Peak
Nairamdal Orgil / Tavan Bogd
Khüiten Peak Location of Khüiten Peak in Mongolia (on the border with China)
Elevation	4,374 m (14,350 ft)[1]
Prominence	2,342 m (7,684 ft)[2]
Listing	Country high point Ultra
Location
Location	China–Mongolia border
Range	Tavan Bogd Mongol-Altai Mountains
Coordinates	49°8′45″N 87°49′8″E / 49.14583°N 87.81889°E / 49.14583; 87.81889Coordinates: 49°8′45″N 87°49′8″E / 49.14583°N 87.81889°E / 49.14583; 87.81889[3]

Khüiten Peak (Mongolian: Хүйтэн оргил, lit. "cold peak") is the highest point in Mongolia, on the west side of the country along the border with China. It is 4,374 m (14,350 feet, previously 4,356 m) high and has a permanent snow cap. It is one of five peaks of Tavan Bogd mountain, which is about 2.5 km further north and marks the border tripoint known as Nairamdal Peak (Friendship Peak) between Russia, Mongolia, and China. The first known ascent of Khüiten Peak was in 1963 by Mongolian mountaineers sponsored by the government.

See also

• List of Ultras of Central Asia
• List of mountains in Mongolia
• List of mountains in China
• Nairamdal Peak (Friendship Peak)
• Malchin Peak

Sources

• Peaklist.org: China II, Sinkiang - Xinjiang
• "Tavan Bogd Uul, Mongolia/China". Peakbagger.com. 
• "Mt Khuiten" on Peakware

References