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{{Infobox World Heritage Site
| WHS         = Golden Mountains of Altai
| Image       = [[Image:Jazator Jul 006.jpg|300px|Altai Mountains]]
| State Party = [[Image:Flag of Russia.svg|22px]] [[Russia|Russian Federation]]
| Type        = Natural
| Criteria    = x
| ID          = 768
| Region      = [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe|Europe]]
| Year        = 1998
| Session     = 22nd
| Link        = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/768
}}
[[File:Yaylyu.JPG|left|thumb|[[Lake Teletskoye]]]]
[[Image:Ukok Plateau.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ukok Plateau]]]]
'''Golden Mountains of Altai''' is the name of an [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]  consisting of the [[Altai Nature Reserve|Altai]] and [[Katun Nature Reserve|Katun Natural Reserves]], [[Lake Teletskoye]], [[Belukha Mountain]], and the [[Ukok Plateau]].  As stated in the UNESCO description of the site, "the region represents the most complete sequence of altitudinal vegetation zones in central Siberia, from [[steppe]], forest-steppe, mixed forest, subalpine vegetation to alpine vegetation".<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/768
|title=Golden Mountains of Altai
|publisher=UNESCO
|accessdate=2007-07-31
}}
</ref> While making its decision, UNESCO also cited Russian Altai's importance for preservation of the globally endangered mammals, such as [[snow leopard]] and the [[Altai argali]]. The site covers a vast area of 16,175&nbsp;km².<ref>{{cite web
 |url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=934 
 |title=Greater Altai – Altai Krai, Republic of Altai, Tyva (Tuva), and Novosibirsk - Crossroads 
 |publisher= 
 |accessdate=2006-11-30 
 |deadurl=yes 
 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070314172727/http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?id=934 
 |archivedate=2007-03-14 
 |df= 
}}</ref>
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==Notes==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Golden Mountains of Altai World Heritage Site}}
*[http://www.worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk/frame-RussiaAltai.htm Location map]
*[http://eng.altai-republic.ru/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=27&page=2&POSTNUKESID=ab67941ce5fa86c867f631280ccd065fAltai Altai Republic Recreation Areas]
*[http://www.sacredland.org/world_sites_pages/Golden_Mtns.html Golden Mountains, Altai Republic, Russia]
*[http://www.nhpfund.org/nominations/altai.html Golden Mountains of Altai] at [http://www.nhpfund.org/ Natural Heritage Protection Fund]

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[[Category:Altai Mountains]]
[[Category:Landforms of the Altai Republic]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Russia]]
[[Category:Biosphere reserves of Russia]]
[[Category:Natural history of Siberia]]