- The Altai Mountains lie along the southern Siberian steppe in Central Asia where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge in boundaries.
- Altai is a broader term that usually comprises the Altai Republic and Altai Krai, which encompasses the mountains and the national park.
- The Altai Mountains are sacred ground for passionate hikers, taking trekkers deep into one of the world’s last untouched wilderness regions.
- Only Mt Belukha in the Russian Altai is higher. Scattered among the Altai Mountains are some 20 glaciers, the Potanina glacier being the largest.
- Perhaps the peaks of the Altai mountains were sacred to the Turkic tribes, hence Altai is an important, well, or high mountain.
- The Altai extends from the West Siberian Plain (81° E long.) southeastward to the Gobi Plain (106° E long.). The mountain system is more than 2,000 km long.
- The Altai Mountains are the source of the Ob and Irtysh Rivers, two of the major rivers in Asia.
- The Altai Mountains are a system of remote mountains in central Asia that cover an area of 845,000 km2 (326,000 sq mi).
- The Altai Mountains is a complex system of the highest in Siberia ridges separated by deep river valleys and intermountain and hollows.