Sayan Mountains
The 302nd highest mountain range in the world
The Sayan Mountains (Mongolian, Soyonii nuruu, Old Turkic: 𐰚𐰇𐰏𐰢𐰤) are a mountain range in southern Siberia spanning southeastern Russia (Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva and Khakassia) and northern Mongolia. Before the rapid expansion of the Tsardom of Russia, the mountain range served as the border between Mongolian and Russian cultures and cultural influences. The Sayan Mountains' towering peaks and cool lakes southwest of Tuva give rise to the tributaries that merge to become one of Siberia's major rivers, the Yenisei River, which flows north over 3,400 kilometres (2000 mi) to the Arctic Ocean. This is a protected and isolated area, having been kept closed by the Soviet Union since 1944.
Location: Russia.
Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.