Otgontenger

Otgon Tenger
Otgon Tenger in September 2009
Elevation	4,008 m (13,150 ft) [1]
Prominence	2,259 m (7,411 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Location
Otgon Tenger Location in Mongolia
Location	Mongolia
Range	Khangai Mountains
Coordinates	47°36′30″N 97°33′9″E / 47.60833°N 97.5525°E / 47.60833; 97.5525Coordinates: 47°36′30″N 97°33′9″E / 47.60833°N 97.5525°E / 47.60833; 97.5525[2]

Otgontenger (Mongolian: Отгонтэнгэр, lit. "youngest sky") is the highest mountain of the Khangai Mountains in Mongolia. Its peak considered at the elevation of 4,008 m (at some older topographics was 4,021 m). The mountain is located in Zavkhan Province and the only mountain of the Khangai range that is capped with a glacier. The south face of Mount Otgontenger is the biggest granite wall in Mongolia.

Many sacred mountains in Mongolia are said to have ferocious deities. The deity of the Otgontenger is Ochirvaani. These ferocious deities emerged after Buddhism was introduced in Mongolia.

See also

• List of mountains in Mongolia

References

1. ^ by wikimapia.org
2. ^ www.peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/mongolia

External links

• www.summitpost.org/otgon-tenger-uul summitpost/otgon tenger