30
Aug
2017
Orkhon Waterfall
Posted By : Admin/642
This 10m-wide waterfall cascading from height of 20m is situated 132km from Karakorum, Uvurkhangai Aimag. Orkhon Waterfall is formed when Ulaan River, a tributary of Orkhon River, flows down 20-m high cliff into Orkhon River. It flows over 130km through volcanic basaltic stone. During the quaternary period the volcano at the beginning of Tsagaan Azarga River, which takes its rise from Khangai range, erupted and 10km thick layer of basaltic stone was formed along Orkhon valley due to rapid cooling of hot lava from volcanic eruption. A current canyon was formed due to flowing of Orkhon River through this basaltic stone region. There is also a small waterfall, called Baga Khurkhree (Small Waterfall) northwest from Orkhon waterfall.
