Atas Bogd Mountains

Atas Bogd rises above the stony basins of the Trans-Altai Gobi. Its slopes form an isolated mountain refuge amid a landscape of desert plains and low barren hills. Springs and mountain vegetation stand in sharp contrast to the dry country below, offering shelter to wild Bactrian camels, wild sheep and the elusive Gobi bear. The mountain is one of the highest features of this part of the desert, reaching some 2,695 metres.