The incumbent Mongolian president is obliged to visit this ceremonial ovoo (shamanistic collection of stones, wood or other offerings to the gods) every five years; Battulga will fly in by helicopter in 2018. The views are spectacular, but there is a litter problem. It's connected by road to the north ranger station. The Khuiten Uul base camp is 4km downhill.
Tavan Bogd Ovoo
Western Mongolia
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The Khuiten Uul Base Camp (3092m) offers stunning views of all the five peaks as well as the 12km-long Potanii Glacier, which tumbles out of the range. It…
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