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Mountain Kharkhiraa ©HikeMongolia
 
 
   TREK WESTERN MONGOLIA

 
Mount Kharkhiraa Trek 17 - 29 June 2008
 


Following a 3 hour flight to the far western side of Mongolia, head up into the mountains to start this remarkable hike to the base of Mount Kharkhiraa (altitude 4037 metres). The snow capped peaks, glaciers, dramatic cliffs, lakes and fast flowing rivers make this one of the most spectacular treks in Mongolia. You will walk through extremely remote landscapes, perhaps meeting only a few nomadic families with their large herds of camels, yaks, horses, sheep and goats. After crossing the high plateau the scenery becomes greener and less wild, yet still exhilarating. Herds of ibex, wild goats, are not an uncommon sight on the rocky hillsides. The small coal mining village where the trek ends is inhabited by Kazakh people, not Mongols, and it is fascinating to compare the two cultures.  

  Wild flowers of Mongolia ©HikeMongolia   West Mongolian Nomad ©HikeMongolia   Hiking West Mongolia ©HikeMongolia

  Our Tour Grading  

This 8 day trek in the remote Altai mountains of Western Mongolia requires a good level of physical fitness and is graded as moderate. The daily walking distance is approximately 15km, and there are a couple of high passes to cross at nearly 3000 metres above sea level. Luggage and equipment are carried by pack animals (camels and horses), and all nights on trek are spent camping in Western style tents.


 DAY BY DAY

  Itinerary 2008

     

 
17 June
Arrive Ulaanbaatar.
 
18 June
Fly to Ulaangom. Jeep to trek start.
 
19 June
Trek over Uliastai pass to Blue Lake.
 
20 June
Hike past ancient graves below Mount Turgen.
 
21 June
Walk along the river to the base of Kharkhiraa pass.
 
22 June
Hike up to the pass (2930 m) and walk on the plateau.
 
23 June
From a glacial lake at the foot of Deglee Tsagaan mountain hike over Yamaatiin pass.
 
24 June
Trek down Yamaatiin valley.
 
25 June
Hike to the Kazakh mining town and meet driver. Jeep to Uureg Lake.
 
26 June
Jeep to Ulaangom.
 
27 June
Fly to Ulaanbaatar.
 
28 June
Free day.
 
29 June
Depart.
     

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Trek Location
Trek Location Map ©HikeMongolia

Kazakhs of Mongolia...

Kazakh nomadic family ©HikeMongoliaThe Kazakh people have lived in Central Asia for hundreds of years, and constitute a considerable ethnic minority in the western provinces of Mongolia.Their appearance, religion, language and culture are quite different from the Kalkh Mongols. The Kazakh gers are taller, wider and richly decorated with felt carpets and wall hangings showing geometric, zoomorphic and cosmogonic motifs. Even their horses saddles are not the same.


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