Nelgesin Range

Nelgesin Range is located in Sakha Republic
Nelgesin Range
Nelgesin Range
Location in Sakha, Russia
CountryRussiaFederal subjectSakha RepublicRange coordinates66°03′N 136°04′E / 66.050°N 136.067°E / 66.050; 136.067Parent rangeYana-Oymyakon Highlands
Chersky Range,
East Siberian SystemClimbingEasiest routeFrom Batagay

The Nelgesin Range (Russian: Нельгесинский хребет)[1][2] is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Batagay to the north of the range.[3]

The nearest airport is Batagay Airport.[4]

Geography

The Nelgesin Range rises in the area of the Yana-Oymyakon Highlands, part of the Chersky Mountains, to the west of the Adycha and north of the Derbeke.[4] It stretches in a roughly southwest–northeast direction for about 140 kilometers (87 mi),[5] with the Adycha at its northern end. The highest peak is a 1,926 metres (6,319 ft) high unnamed summit.[6]

The smaller Tirekhtyakh Range, another subrange of the Chersky Mountains, rises to the north, stretching parallel to the general direction of the Nelgesin Range.[7]

The southern end of the Nelgesin Range to the north of lake Emanda.

See also

References

  1. ^ Аркадий Андреев, Горы Якутии (Arkady Andreyev, Mountains of Yakutia) p. 22
  2. ^ Общая характеристика территории
  3. ^ Moss flora of the Ust-Nera region in the upper course of Indigirka River, East Yakutia
  4. ^ a b Google Earth
  5. ^ Changes to the physical map of Northeast Asia
  6. ^ USSR 1:1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart, Sheet C-6, 3rd edition
  7. ^ Geographical Atlas of Russia. - Federal Agency for Geodesy and Cartography , AST, 2010. - pp. 118-119

External links

  • Hiking in the area (in Russian)
  • State geological map of the Russian Federation, scale 1: 200,000. Map of minerals and patterns of their distribution.
  • Landscapes as a reflection of the toponyms of Yakutia
  • Ranges of Russia