Orkhon Valley - Steppe by Steppe - Interactive Map (sitios de interés)

A spectacular region of volcanic craters and rushing streams, the area also offers long lava flows south of the Orkhon River. The highlight of the valley is the 24 metre high Orkhon waterfall, located 80 kilometres west of Khujirt. The fans, sometimes known as Ulaan Tsutgalan, are situated on one of the bumpiest tracks in a country of many bumpy roads. If you can manage the journey, this is an enjoyable side trip in good weather. The route is through volcanic landscape, and hot springs dot the surrounding hillsides. The waterfall is most impressive in late summer after the heavy rains. In early summer it may be completely dry.
The black volcanic rocks that carpet the landscape exploded from the earth 20 to 30 million years ago, when the nearby Togoo crater was still active. The eruption is likely to have also created the waterfall, as the fault line shifted and cracked the valley floor. About eight kilometres before the falls is Uurtiin Torkhoi, a good place to stop and explore the river canyon. A smaller waterfall (Bag Khukhree) is also in the vicinity.
Close to Bag Khukhree is a funerary site in the Valley of the Camel's Stone (Temeenii Chuluunii Am), a site that dates between the seventh and third century BC. It is located near the Tsagaan Gol River and includes several tombs and deer stele lying on the ground. The site's name comes from one of t he standing stones on, which is an engraving of a group of small figures in red, preceded by a man leading a camel.
About 10 kilometres south-cast of the Orkhon waterfall, the Mogoit hot springs bubble up from the ground at temperatures between 45°C and 72°C. The site is in a pretty wooded valley, under mountains that top 3000 metres. Visitors will find tree basic baths inside small wooden cabins at the hot spring site. Ask the locals for the exact spots to choose according to the ailment to be treated. Unless your driver is confident of the right track, you will need to ask local advice to find the springs.
To the south of these springs, is a high rocky massif called the White Rock of the Khangai, at the top of which grow three Siberian pines, the tallest of the forest. Other nearby curiosities included two huge caves at Aguit and Shar Kad, both located in Bogd sum.