Khüiten Peak (lit. 'Cold Peak'), also known in China as Friendship Peak, is a mountain peak in the Altai Range. The international border between China and Mongolia runs across its summit point, which, at 4356 m, is the highest point in the Altais and the highest in both Mongolia and Altay Prefecture in Western China. The peak is covered in snow year-round. In the past, Khüiten Peak was also officially known in Mongolia as the "Friendship Peak". Khüiten Peak is one of five peaks of Tavan Bogd. Another peak, which is about 2.5 km north of it, marks the border tripoint between Russia, Mongolia, and China; the name of that peak is given in international agreements and on maps as Tavan Bogd Peak (, Tavan-Bogdo-Ula;, Tabhan bogd uul), or Mount Kuitun. Some sources, however, associate the name Nairamdal Peak (Friendship Peak) with the peak at the border tripoint. The first known ascent of Khüiten Peak was in 1963 by Mongolian mountaineers sponsored by the government.

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