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The 23 summits of the Mongolian Altai
The Mongolian Altai runs through China, and this is all of it: 23 catalogued summits, from Youyi Feng at 4 374 m down to Shovgor Har Uul at 3 107 m — 1 267 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 672 km around 48.0° N, 89.9° E.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 3 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 23 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Mongolian Altai?
Youyi Feng, at 4 374 m — the highest of the 23 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Mongolian Altai have?
23 catalogued summits, from Youyi Feng (4 374 m) down to Shovgor Har Uul (3 107 m). The first 3 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Mongolian Altai?
In China, around 48.0° N, 89.9° E. The summits on this list are spread over about 672 km.
