Bodonch

Bodonch takes its name from a river descending from the southern slopes of the Mongolian Altai toward the dry basins beyond. Its long canyon cuts through rugged mountain country, with steep rock faces rising above the riverbed. The valley provides a passage between the higher Altai and the arid lands to the south, where streams lose themselves in the inland drainage of the Gobi. Stone formations and rock carvings give the gorge a character of its own.