Yolyn Am

Yolyn Am (Mongolian: Ёлын Ам, Lammergeier Valley)[1] is a deep and narrow gorge in the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains of southern Mongolia.

Yolyn Am is found in the Zuun Saikhanii Nuruu (the Eastern Beauty) subrange of the Gurvan Saikhan Mountains.

The ice field reaches several meters thick by the end of winter, and is several kilometers long.

[1] Other birds that live in the gorge are the Altai snowcock, wallcreeper and the Mongolian finch.

Mammals that live in the valley include the Argali, Siberian ibex and snow leopard.