Golets ( rus, голец), plural Goltsy ( rus, Гольцы), is a type of bald mountain summit of certain areas of

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...

. The term is part of the geographical name of several peaks in the region.

Description

''Golets'' protrude above the

treeline The tree line is the edge of the habitat at which trees are capable of growing. It is found at high elevations and high latitudes. Beyond the tree line, trees cannot tolerate the environmental conditions (usually cold temperatures, extreme snowp ...

and are usually round or blunt. They are barren, rocky or stony, and only rarely lichens or stunted small scrubs such as

Siberian pine ''Pinus sibirica'', or Siberian pine, in the family Pinaceae is a species of pine tree that occurs in Siberia from 58°E in the Ural Mountains east to 126°E in the Stanovoy Range in southern Sakha Republic, and from Igarka at 68°N in the lower ...

, may grow on them. Bare rock slopes, kurums and cliffs are common. The term is usually found in the names of mountaintops in 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 ...

, especially in

Transbaikalia Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia ( rus, Забайка́лье, r=Zabaykalye, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ), or Dauria (, ''Dauriya'') is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia. The steppe and ...

and the

Sayan Mountains The Sayan Mountains (russian: Саяны ''Sajany''; mn, Соёны нуруу, ''Soyonï nurû''; otk, 𐰚𐰇𐰏𐰢𐰤, Kögmen) are a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia (Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tuva Republic ...

. The zone below the golets is normally the highest of the altitudinal vegetation zones, above the

mountain tundra Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets ...

of the alpine belt.Sizykh, A. (2016) ''Formation of an Ecotone at the Boundary of Forest and Mountain Tundra—Morskoy Ridge as an Example, Middle Part of Eastern Coast of Lake Baikal.'' Open Access Library Journal, 3, 1-4. This kind of mountains may consist in single high peaks connected by ridges or in continuous ridges with permanent snowcaps on their highest parts, although most "golets" are usually free of snow in the summer.A. A. Cherkassov, ''Notes of an East Siberian Hunter'', p. 55 Since they form part of the topmost elevation level, golets are frequently the highest points of South Siberian mountain ranges, such as in the

Yablonoi Mountains The Yablonoi Mountains or Yablonovy Mountains ( rus, Яблоновый хребет, bua, Яабланай шэлэ нуруу, ; mn, Яблоны нуруу, ''Yablony nuruu'') are a mountain range, in Transbaikal (mainly in Zabaykalsky K ...

, the

Kropotkin Range Kropotkin Range (russian: Хребет Кропоткина) is a mountain range in Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Federation. The settlements of Kropotkin, Irkutsk Oblast, Kropotkin and Artyomovsky, Irkutsk Oblast, Artyomovsky are ...

, 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.

, the

Chersky Range (Transbaikalia) The Chersky Range ( rus, Хребет Черского) is a mountain range in the Transbaikal Region (Zabaykalsky Krai) of Siberia, Russia. The range rises east of the city of Chita. It is named after explorer Jan Czerski and was formerly known ...

and the

Khentei-Daur Highlands The Khentei-Daur Highlands ( rus, Хэнтэй-Даурское нагорье), also known as Khentei-Chikoy Highlands ''(Хэнтэ́й-Чико́йское наго́рье)'' are a mountainous area in the Transbaikal Krai, Far Eastern Federa ...

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Examples

* Botogolsky Goltsy *

Bystrinsky Golets Bystrinsky Golets (russian: link=no, Быстринский Голец), also known as Barun-Shabartuy, is a mountain in the Chikokon Range. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The mountain was officially de ...

Golets Kropotkin Golets Kropotkin (russian: link=no, Голец Кропоткина) is a peak in the Olyokma-Stanovik Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The peak was named after Peter Kropotkin, who had explor ...

Golets Sokhondo Golets Sokhondo (russian: link=no, Голец Сохондо) is a mountain in the Khentei Range, Khentei-Daur Highlands. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The Sokhondo Nature Reserve, a protected area su ...

Golets-Torny Group Golets-Torny Group (russian: Голец-Торная группа) is a group of cinder cones located in the northern part of Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia. See also * List of volcanoes in Russia * Golets (geography) Golets ( rus, гол ...

Inyaptuk Golets Inyaptuk Golets (russian: link=no, Иняптук Голец) is a peak in the North Baikal Highlands. Administratively it is part of Buryatia, Russian Federation. Geography This high mountain is the highest point of the North Baikal Highlands ...

Kitoy Goltsy The Kitoy Goltsy (russian: Китойские гольцы) is a mountain range in Siberia, Russia, part of the Eastern Sayan Mountains. The range is about long. Its highest summit, ''Ospinsky Golets'', is high.Kontalaksky Golets Kontalaksky Golets (russian: link=no, Конталакский Голец) is a peak in the Yablonoi Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. Geography This high mountain is the highest point of the ...

Skalisty Golets Skalisty Golets (russian: Скалистый голец) is the highest peak in the Kalar Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. The Skalisty Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak. Administratively it is located in the Zab ...

, Kalar Range *

Skalisty Golets (Stanovoy Range) Skalisty Golets (russian: Скалистый голец) is the highest peak in the Stanovoy Range, Russia.Tryokhgolovy Golets Tryokhgolovy Golets (russian: Трёхголовый Голец) is the highest peak in the Primorsky Range, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Geography Tryokhgolovy Golets, meaning "Three-headed Golets" is a high ‘’golets’’ type of mountain with ...

(Triple-head Golets) *

Tunka Goltsy The Tunka Goltsy (russian: Тункинские гольцы) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Geography Its length is 160 km, it is the easternmost part of the Eastern Sayan. Highest summit Strelnikov ...

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External links

Tunkinskiye Goltsy
Mountain geomorphology Sayan Mountains South Siberian Mountains ru:Гольцы (горные вершины)