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  2. Altai Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Altai Mountains (/ ɑː l ˈ t aɪ /), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain system in Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia, and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob have their headwaters.

  3. List of mountains by elevation - Wikipedia

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    There are 14 mountains over 8,000 metres (26,247 ft), which are often referred to as the Eight-thousanders. (Some people have claimed there are six more 8,000m peaks in Nepal, making for a total of 20. [1]) All are in the two highest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas and the Karakoram.

  4. List of Altai Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Gobi-Altai Mountains Khasagt Khairkhan: 3578: 46°47′21″N 95°48′3″E: Mongolia: Mongol-Altai Mountains References. This article does not cite any sources.

  5. Khüiten Peak - Wikipedia

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    ' Cold Peak '), also known in China as Friendship Peak (Chinese: 友谊峰; pinyin: Yǒuyí Fēng), is a mountain peak in the Altai Range. The international border between China and Mongolia runs across its summit point, which, at 4,356 metres (14,291 ft), is the highest point in the Altais and the highest in both Mongolia and Altay Prefecture ...

  6. Maasheybash - Wikipedia

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    Maasheybash is a 4,177 metres (13,704 ft) high ultra-prominent mountain. [4] Other sources give a height of 4,173 metres (13,691 ft). [5]Located in the area of Kosh-Agachsky District, it is one of the highest peaks of the Altai Mountains. [3]

  7. List of highest mountains on Earth - Wikipedia

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    A popular and intuitive way to distinguish mountains from subsidiary peaks is by their height above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit, a measure called topographic prominence or re-ascent (the higher summit is called the "parent peak"). A common definition of a mountain is a summit with 300 m (980 ft) prominence.

  8. Belukha Mountain - Wikipedia

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    Located in the Altai Republic, Belukha is a three-peaked mountain massif that rises along the border of Russia and Kazakhstan, just a few dozen miles north of the point where this border meets with the border of China. There are several small glaciers on the mountain, including Belukha Glacier. Of the two peaks, the eastern peak (4,506 m ...

  9. Ukok Plateau - Wikipedia

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    The Ukok Plateau is the high-mountainous plain located between South-Altai and Sailugem and ridges at a height of 2,200–2,500 m (7,200–8,200 ft) above sea level. There are 500- to 600-metre-high (1,600–2,000 ft) mountain peaks that tower above the plateau.