| Gurvansaikhan Mountains | |
| Country: | Mongolia |
| State Type: | Aimags |
| State: | Ömöngovi |
| Region: | Gobi desert |
| Range: | Gobi-Altai Mountains (Altai Mountains) |
| Part Type: | Geological features |
| Part: | Yolyn Am |
| Highest: | Dund Saikhany Nuruu |
| Elevation M: | 2825 |
| Coordinates: | 43.635°N 103.7792°W |
The Gurvan Saikhan (Mongolian: Гурван Сайхан, lit. "three beauties"), is a mountain range in the Ömnögovi Province of southern Mongolia. It is named for three subranges: Baruun Saikhany Nuruu (the Western Beauty), Dund Saikhany Nuruu (the Middle Beauty) and Zuun Saikhany Nuruu (the Eastern Beauty).The highest peak is found in Dund Saikhany Nuruu, and is 9268abbr=offNaNabbr=off above sea level. A notable gorge, Yolyn Am, is found in Zuun Saikhany Nuruu. Though the range is surrounded by the Gobi desert, Yolyn Am contains a semi-permanent ice field.
The range forms the eastern part of the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park which was established in 1993.[1]
