![]() ![]() ![]() There is a small museum at the gate of the main road to Yoliin Am which display a small collection of dinosaurs, a huge Bearded Vulture taxidermy outstretched its wings, stuffed animals of the mountain, steppe and desert such as fox, snow leopard, ibex, argali, gazelle, some rodents, and amphibians.īoth the museum and the national park have admission fees.Įagle Valley is home to endangered Argali wild mountain sheep and ibex. Hiring a horse is an option instead of hiking. It is advisable to wear shoes suitable for hiking and take your fleece jacket or windproof jacket when hiking the Eagle Valley. Winter travelers may see the frozen Yol stream that looks like a frozen waterfall in Mukhar Shivert Valley. The first 1.5 km hiking is gentle while the last 500 m is on the rocky surface, hopping over a stream 2-3 times or on the slippery ice if you travel in winter, spring, and early in summer.Īlternatively, it is possible to walk the length of the gorge to the other side of the mountain, approximately 8 km. Seeing the canyon requires 4 km pleasant hiking in a return way. Dramatic rock cliffs and heavily shaded narrow canyons let the ice remain till the beginning of July. The valley has been eroded by Yol stream that freezes in winter, building up to 8 meters thick ice. It is great to see the lush green valley and breathe cooling air in the summer hot of the Gobi desert. Yoliin Am was named after the Lammergeier or Bearded Vulture, which is called Yol in Mongolian. ![]() Among them, Yoliin Am/Eagle Valley/Vulture Valley is the one accessible by car. The Gobi Gurban Saikhan Mountain itself a national park and the end of the Gobi Altai Mountain range. LOCATION: By road 62 km west of provincial center Dalanzadgad in the East Saikhan/Zuun Saikhan Mountain of the Gobi Gurban Saikhan Mountain National Park. ![]()
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