Jun 25, 2024 · Altan Ovoo Mountain State Worship in Sukhbaatar province, Eastern Mongolia. As living as nomads for a thousand years, Mongolians have maintained rich culture and history with worshipping nature such as a river, mountain, and even wildlife consequences.

The Dari Ovoo (Mongolian: Дарь овоо), also known as Altan Ovoo (Mongolian: Алтан овоо, lit. "golden+ovoo"), is an extinct volcano in the Dariganga district, Sukhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia. It has an elevation of 1,354 metres (4,442 ft).

Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and in high places like mountain passes. In modern times, some of them have developed into large and elaborate structures, becoming more like temples than simple altars.

The skyline of the neat little town of Dariganga is dominated by Altan Ovoo, an extinct volcano topped by a stupa, which only men are allowed to visit. The stupa was built in 1990 on top of the ruins of the original Bat Tsagaan stupa, which was built in 1820 and destroyed in 1937.

Altan Ovoo Mountain or Dari Ovoo Mountain is a sacred mountain located in Dariganga soum of Sukhbaatar province, right next to Dariganga town. The mountain is 1354m tall and actually Altan Ovoo is one of the several volcanoes situated in Dariganga soum.

Dünkheger (Mongolian: Дүнхэгэр уул Dungheger ûûl; Chinese: 冬赫格尔; pinyin: Dōnghègé'ěr; Wade–Giles: Tung-ho-ko-erh), also known as Mount Altun Obo (Mongolian: Altan ôbôô ûûl; Oirat: Altun oboo uulǝ; Chinese: 阿同敖包; pinyin: Ātóng Áobāo; Wade–Giles: A-t'ung-ao-pao), is the highest peak of Baitag Bogda ...

Altan Ovoo (Golden Ovoo), a huge former crater crowned with a new stupa that only men are allowed to visit, dominates Dariganga’s skyline. The ancient Bat Tsagaan stupa, which was built in 1820 and destroyed in 1937, was demolished in 1937, and the stupa was built on …

It is one of the volcanoes in Dariganga Soum, Sukhbaatar Aimag and is located 1354m above sea level. Locating near the center of Dariganga Soum, this mountain is a main worship of the locals inhabiting on the southern part Sukhbaatar Aimag.

ancient dead volcano Altan Dari ovoo is one of first few state sacred mountain and maybe looks much much smaller than other sacred mountains in Mongolia. But many hundred years of its story of traditional worshipping ceremony makes this place even bigger than others.

travel to altan ovoo & shiliin bogd dormant volcanoes Location: 780 km southeast of Ulaanbaatar in the Dariganga soum of Sukhbaatar province. Features: The Shiliin Bogd Khairkhan – sacred mountain is the highest peak of the area with an elevation of 1778m (5833 feet).