Golets Kropotkin (russian: link=no, Голец Кропоткина) is a peak in the

Olyokma-Stanovik The Olyokma-Stanovik ( rus, Олёкминский Становик; ''Olyokminsky Stanovik'') is a system of mountain ranges in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The western end of the range reaches into Amur Oblast.

Mountains. Administratively it is part of the

Transbaikal Krai Zabaykalsky Krai ( rus, Забайкальский край, r=Zabaikal'skii krai, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj kraj, lit. "Transbaikal krai"; bua, Yбэр Байгалай хизаар, Uber Baigalai Xizaar) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) t ...

Russian Federation Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

. The peak was named after Peter Kropotkin, who had explored the area in 1864. This emblematic summit was declared a

natural monument A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, na ...

by the Chita Regional Executive Committee order No. 353 on 14 July 1983.

Geography

This high mountain is the highest point of the Olyokma-Stanovik, part of the

South Siberian System The South Siberian Mountains ( rus, Южно-Сибирские горы) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. The total area of the system of mountain ranges is more than 1.5 million km². The South Siberian Mountain ...

of ranges. It is located in the western part of the highland area, on the border of

Tungokochensky District Tungokochensky District (russian: Тунгокоченский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zaba ...

to the west and

Tungiro-Olyokminsky District Tungiro-Olyokminsky District (russian: Тунгиро-Олёкминский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thi ...

to the east. Google Earth Golets Kropotkin is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak belonging to the Muroy Range, one of the subranges of the Olyokma-Stanovik mountain system.

Flora

The peak has well-defined altitudinal vegetation zones, with mountain

taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruc ...

in the lower slopes, followed by pre-alpine woodland and an alpine belt further up. Some of the plants found on the southern sides include

Erman's birch ''Betula ermanii'', or Erman's birch, is a species of birch tree belonging to the family Betulaceae. It is an extremely variable species and can be found in Northeast China, Korea, Japan, and Russian Far East ( Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, Kamcha ...

, golden rhododendron,

Cassiope Cascade, Smallsat and Ionospheric Polar Explorer (CASSIOPE), is a Canadian Space Agency (CSA) multi-mission satellite operated by the University of Calgary. The mission development and operations from launch to February 2018 was funded through ...

, alpine bearberry and

golden dock ''Rumex maritimus,'' commonly called golden dock, bristle dock, or seashore dock, is an annual plant species of the genus ''Rumex''. ''Rumex maritimus'' grows in Argentina, Burma, Canada, China, and the United States. It is native to Canada and ...

, among others.L. I. Malyschev, ed. ''Flora of Siberia, Vol. 5: Salicaceae-Amaranthaceae''. p. 100

References

External links

Mountains in Tungokochensky District - Peak Visor
{{ZabaykalskyKrai-geo-stub Mountains of Zabaykalsky Krai ru:Голец Кропоткина

Geography

Flora

See also

References

External links