Yoliin am

Yoliin Am is a deep and narrow gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains of southern Mongolia. The valley is located within Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park. Yoliin Am is found in the Zuun Saikhanii Nuruu (the Eastern Beauty) subrange of the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains. The area, as part of the Gobi Desert, sees little precipitation. However, Yolyn Am is notable for a deep ice field. The ice field reaches several meters thick by the end of winter, and is several kilometers long. In past years it remained year round, but the modern ice field tends to disappear by September.