Altai Mountains

American  

Or Altay Mountains

plural noun

1. a mountain range in central Asia, mostly in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and the S Russian Federation. Highest peak, Belukha, 15,157 feet (4,506 meters).

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Altai Mountains British  

/ ɑːlˈtaɪ /

plural noun

1. a mountain system of central Asia, in W Mongolia, W China, and S Russia. Highest peak: Belukha, 4506 m (14 783 ft)

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Example Sentences

The settlement is also close to copper and tin deposits in the nearby Altai Mountains, which would have supplied the key raw materials needed for its bronze production.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2025

And as a more ancient example, genetic analyses have revealed that women migrated 54,000 years ago in clans of Neandertals in the Altai Mountains in Central Asia.

From Scientific American • Aug. 10, 2023

The existence of Denisovans was unknown until the tip of a finger bone about 40,000 years old was found in 2010 in a cave in the Altai Mountains of Siberia.

From Washington Post • May 19, 2022

Jessica Zang’s picturesque Instagram photos show her smiling beneath a beaming sun, kicking fresh powered snow atop a ski resort on the Altai Mountains in China’s Xinjiang region during the Beijing Olympics.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2022

The flora of the Altai Mountains greatly resembles that of the Alps, about five-sixths of the latter being found here.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various