Mongolia Pontanin Glacier, Altai Tawan Bogd Nationalpark
The Pontanin glacier ist the biggest glacier of Mongolia. It is a truly stunning and wide open field of ice but at the same time, it is also devastating to see the shrinking ice.
Photography Tips
This glacier is massive! You will find many scaling / adventurous perspectives. Just take out your zoom lens and let your subject take distance to you.
Travel Information
This area is remote. First, you need to get to the nationalpark by more than 150km off-road. Afterwards, you would need to hike for around 12-16km (450m elevation gain) to reach the area. Parking is at the entrance of the national park.
Spot Type
Outdoor
Crowd Factor
Just a few people
Best Timing
Sunset during summer
Sunrise & Sunset
06:32 - 19:37
| current local time: 07:21
Photo Themes
adventure
glacier
Glaciers
Hiking
Mountains
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