Bogd Khan Mountain (; ) is a mountain in southwestern part of the Khentii Mountains, Mongolia that overlooks the nation's capital, Ulaanbaatar, from a height of to the south of the city.Mongolia Sacred Mountains: Bogd Khan, Burkhan Khaldun, Otgon Tenger – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The mountain lies within the Bogd Khan Uul Biosphere Reserve.
Protection and Zanabazar's two pavilions Mount Bogd Khan Uul was first protected during Zanabazar's time. Zanabazar was said to have meditated under a tree called Janchivsembe in Nukht Valley of Mount Bogd Khan Uul. In 1681, Russian envoy V.S.Turskii, the son of a landowner from Tobolsk, was sent to visit Zanabazar and his elder brother Tüsheet Khan Chankhuundorj. In his report, Turski made the following notes for the period from June 2 to 16, 1681 (describing two pavilions built somewhere between the current Sky Resort and MCS Coca-Cola Plant in eastern Ulaanbaatar):
In 1709, Bogd Khan Uul was designated as one of twelve Mongolian mountains "protected from hunting, cultivation and timber felling."
Imperial recognition In 1778, the Mongolian governor (minister) of Khuree (Urga, present-day Ulaanbaatar) Sanzaidorj sent a letter to the Qianlong Emperor requesting approval of annual ceremonies dedicated to Mount Bogd Khan Uul. The Mongolian letter and the reply from Beijing (in Mongolian) are both kept at the National Archives of Mongolia.
The text of governor Sanzaidorj's letter reads:
The Board for Administration of Outlying Regions in Beijing accepted the petition in 1783. They wrote in their reply:
Modern recognition Bogd Khan Mountain, along with Mongolia's other sacred mountains Burkhan Khaldun and Otgontenger, was added to the country's UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on August 6, 1996, in the Cultural category. World Heritage sites are those that exhibit universal natural or cultural significance, or both.
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