Matsyapurana 113.12

113.12

sarvataḥ sumukhaścāpi niṣadhaḥ parvato mahān
cāturvarṇyastu sauvarṇo meruścolbamayaḥ smṛtaḥ
caturviṃśatsahasrāṇi vistīrṇaḥ sa caturdiśam //

Then comes the great (3) Niṣadha mountain, which is beautiful to look at on all sides. Then there is the golden mountain (4) Meru, with its four colours on its four sides, said to be bleak and barren. Its extent is 24,000 yojanas on four sides.—12.