The Southern Muya Range (russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, translit=Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
and
Zabaykalsky 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 ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, part of the
Stanovoy Highlands
The Stanovoy Highlands ( rus, Станово́е наго́рье) or Stanovoy Uplands is a mountain range in the Transbaikal region of Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The Stanovoy Highlands are a mountainous area between the Patom Highlands to the n ...
. The highest point of the range is 3,067 m high
Muisky Gigant
Muisky Gigant (russian: Муйский Гигант) is a mountain in the Southern Muya Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. Administratively it is located in Buryatia, Russian Federation. Google Earth
Following four failed attempts to climb the p ...
;
another important peak is 2363 m high
Mount Shaman
Mount Shaman (russian: гора Шаман) is a mountain in the Southern Muya Range, Stanovoy Highlands, Russia. Administratively it is located in the Zabaykalsky Krai of the Russian Far East. Google Earth
At Mount Shaman is the highest peak of ...
.
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Geography
This mountain range is located in the
Baikal Rift Zone The Baikal Rift Zone is a series of continental rifts centered beneath Lake Baikal in southeastern Russia. Current strain in the rifts tends to be extending with some shear movement. A series of basins form along the zone for more than , creating a ...
, in the southwestern part of the
Baikal-Stanovoy Region
The geology of Russia, the world's largest country, which extends over much of northern Eurasia, consists of several stable cratons and sedimentary platforms bounded by orogenic (mountain) belts.
European Russia is on the East European crato ...
. It stretches from west to east for almost 400 km from the
Barguzin river basin to the upper course of the
Chara River
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. In its eastern part it reaches a maximum width of 80 km. The
Ikat Range
Ikat Range () is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia. It runs in a parallel direction to the Baikal Rift. The range is named after two small rivers sharing the name "Ikat" which have their sources in opposite slopes of the range one is a tribut ...
connects with it from the southwest. The Southern Muya Range is limited by the
Muya-Kuanda Depression in the north, by the
Baunt Depression
Baunt (russian: Баунт; bxr, Баунт нуур, ''Baunt nuur'') is the name of a body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia.
The village of Kurort Baunt, where there are some hot springs, is located on the southweste ...
in the south and in the east by the
Bambuyka and
Vitim
Vitim (russian: Витим) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Modern localities
*Vitim, Sakha Republic, an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lensky District of the Sakha Republic
*Vitim, Republic of Buryatia, a r ...
rivers.
Hydrography
Rivers Pravaya Shurinda and Dyaltukta, right tributaries of the
Muya originate from the northwestern slopes of the axial or main Southern Muya Range. Lake
Dorong
Dorong (russian: Доронг) is a body of fresh water in the Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia. The name originated in an Evenki word.
Dorong is a natural monument of Russia because of its landscapes. The valley of the lake acts as a corr ...
is located at the southwestern end.
Flora
The slopes of the range are mainly covered 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, spruce ...
, with pre-alpine woodland and bare summits (golets) at higher elevations.
See also
*
List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
*
Northern Muya Range
The Northern Muya Range (russian: Се́веро-Му́йский хребе́т, translit=Severo-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands.Google Earth
The Baikal Amur Mainline (BAM) railway traverse ...
References
External links
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Stanovoy Highlands
Mountain ranges of Russia
Mountains of Buryatia
Mountains of Zabaykalsky Krai
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