The Altai Mountains are a mountain variety in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan approach together, and anywhere the river Irtysh and Ob have their basis. The Altai Mountains are recognized as the unique locus of the speaker of Turkic as well as other members of the proposed Altaic language group. The northwest end of the variety is at 52° N and flanked by 84° and 90° E where it merge with the Sayan Mountains to the east, and extends southeast as of there to concerning 45° N and 99° E, where it slowly become lower and merge into the high flat terrain of the Gobi Desert. Here are beautiful Altai white mountains pictures.