Möngün-Taiga | |
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Tuvan: Mөңgүn-Taiga | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,970 m (13,020 ft) |
Prominence | 1,685 m (5,528 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Russia |
Coordinates | 50°16′46″N 90°07′12″E / 50.27944°N 90.12000°E |
Dimensions | |
Area | 1,589 ha (3,930 acres), 84,510 ha (208,800 acres) |
Geography | |
Country | Russia |
Republic | Tuva |
District | Mongun-Tayginsky |
Parent range | Altai |
Geology | |
Mountain type | massif |
Möngün-Taiga, also known as Mungun-Taiga (Tuvan: Мөңгүн-Тайга - Silver Mountain) is a massif in Mongun-Taiga kozhuun, Russia. The Russian part of the Altai Mountains is considered part of Western Siberia, but Möngün-Taiga in 1932 was transferred (along with the north of Uvs Nuur Basin) from the Mongolian People's Republic of Tuva, and in 1944 became part of Eastern Siberia.