Khoridol Saridag Nuruu

This area covers the territory of Ulaan-uul and Rerichiniknurnbe soums of Khovsgol aimag and occupies 188,634 hectares of land…

This area covers the territory of Ulaan-uul and Rerichiniknurnbe soums of Khovsgol aimag and occupies 188,634 hectares of land; it was taken under state special protection in 1997 by Parliament Resolution No. 47. Khoridol Saridag mountain range region is described as vertical in that region, such as tundra, taiga, forested steppe and mountainous area, which are greatly different in terms of nature, environment and landscape but located close to each other. Due to this characteristic, it is the home of many bio-diversity of tundra soil which have become rare and very rare, (S.involucrata, A. altaicum Pall, etc), and wildlife species (argali, ibex, sibirian moose, snowcock, sable, etc). A part of argali and ibex population inhabit this area.