Editing Geography of Mongolia (section)

== Mountain regions ==
{{See also|List of mountains in Mongolia|Altai-Sayan region}}
[[File:Altay-Sayan map en.png|thumb|left|upright=1.5|[[Altai Mountains]], [[Sayan Mountains]] and [[Khangai Mountains]]]]
Mongolia has four major mountain ranges.<ref name=":0" /> The highest is the [[Altai Mountains]], which stretch across the western and  southwestern regions of the country on a northwest-to-southeast axis.<ref name=":0" /> The range contains the country's highest peak, the {{convert|4374|m|abbr=on}} high [[Khüiten Peak]].<ref name=":0" />

The [[Khangai Mountains]], also trending northwest to southeast, occupy much of central and north-central Mongolia.<ref name=":0" /> These are older, lower, and more eroded mountains, with many forests and alpine pastures.<ref name=":0" />

The [[Khentii Mountains]], trending from northeast to southwest for about {{convert|400|km|mi}}, occupy central Mongolia's northeastern part. The northern parts are covered in [[taiga]] while the southern parts are filled with dry [[steppe]]. The range forms the watershed between the [[Arctic Ocean]] (via [[Lake Baikal]]) and the [[Pacific Ocean]] basins. Rivers originating in the range include the [[Onon (river)|Onon]], [[Kherlen]], [[Menza (river)|Menza]] and [[Tuul]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book |last1=E |first1=Batchuluun |last2=G |first2=Ymchaa |last3=Ts |first3=Ser-Od |last4=Ts |first4=Tsendsuren |last5=L |first5=Odmandah |title=Газарзүй VIII |date=2019 |location=Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |isbn=978-99978-61-09-2 |pages=34 |edition=2 |url=http://econtent.edu.mn/book/8rangi |access-date=2020-06-20 |archive-date=2021-02-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225232442/https://econtent.edu.mn/book/8rangi |url-status=dead }}</ref> These mountains also house the capital of [[Ulaanbaatar]].

The [[Khövsgöl Mountains]] occupy the north of the country. It trends from north to south and generally has a lot of steep peaks. Young mountain range with Alpine characteristics, high gradient, with narrow cliffs.<ref name="auto"/>

Much of eastern Mongolia is occupied by a plain and the lowest area is a southwest-to-northeast trending depression that reaches from the [[Gobi Desert]] region in the south to the eastern frontier.<ref name=":0" />