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Hidden places in Mongolia

1 uncrowded place in Mongolia, away from Ulaanbaatar: quiet towns, geological oddities and free-to-enter ruins.

Yolyn Am, Canyon in Mongolia
Geological oddities Mongolia · Ömnögovi Province

Yolyn Am

A narrow gorge in the Gobi where a field of ice survives most of the summer in the shade of 200 m walls, with lammergeiers overhead and pikas underfoot.

Coordinates
43°29′36″N 104°04′04″E
Crowds
Quiet
Landscape
Mountain
Best season
Best in Summer