Tövkhön Monastery
Төвхөн хийд
A meditation monastery built by Zanabazar on a clifftop, a small temple amid forest that is a pilgrimage site in the Orkhon Valley
Tövkhön Monastery was built in 1653 as a place of meditation and creative work for Zanabazar, the Mongolian Buddhist leader and artist. It stands on a cliff top at Sheret Mountain, at an altitude of about 2,300 metres, surrounded by dense larch forest. The temple is small, but worshippers crawl through the 'Womb Cave' to seek blessings, and from the cliff top you can see far toward the Khangai Mountains. Take a 4WD to the foot of the mountain, then walk or ride horses for about an hour to the top. It is about 60 km from Kharkhorin and is part of the Orkhon Valley World Heritage Site.
Opening hours
Open all day (summer)
Nearby sights
- Orkhon Waterfall (Ulaan Tsutgalan)
- Khujirt Hot Springs
- Orkhon River Valley
- Mongol Empire Monument
- Kharbalgas (Ordu-Baliq)
- Ruins of Karakorum
- Kharkhorum Museum
- Turtle Rock