Tsambagarav

Tsambagarav
Tsast Uul
Tsambagarav Mountain in July
Highest point
Elevation4,193 m (13,757 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,757 m (5,764 ft)[1]
ListingUltra, Ribu
Coordinates48°40′54″N 90°43′30″E / 48.68167°N 90.72500°E / 48.68167; 90.72500[1]
Geography
Tsambagarav
Location in Mongolia
LocationMongolia
Parent rangeMongol-Altai Mountains

Tsambagarav (Mongolian: Цамбагарав, ᠴᠠᠮᠪᠠᠭᠠᠷᠪᠤ) is a mountain between Khovd Province and Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia, it is a mountain of the Altai Mountains range. It has two peaks, its highest peak "Tsast Uul" (Mongolian: Цаст, lit. "snow-covered peak") has an elevation of 4,193 metres (13,757 ft) and another peak same named "Tsambagarav" (48.655196,90.847063). The mountain is the stand-alone eternally snow-capped mountain of the Mongol Altai[3] and the regional sacred mountain in Mongolia.

Italians Gianni Pais Becher, Gastone Lorenzini and Elziro Molin summited Tsast Uul and Tsambagarav in western Mongolia in June and July 1992 with Mongolians Jndonpuncav, Gotov, Samubun and Battulga. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mongolia: 18 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Listed as "Tsast Uul". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ^ "Tsast Uul, Mongolia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  3. ^ Nomadic Journeys Western Mongolia Trek
  4. ^ "Asia, Mongolia, Massif of Tsast Uul-Tsambagarev." American Alpine Journal. 1993.