Bolshoy Khapton

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Bolshoy Khapton
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View of the Bolshoy Khapton.
Highest point
PeakMt Bolshoy Khapton
Elevation2,284 m (7,493 ft)
Coordinates55°05′25″N 112°52′25″E / 55.09028°N 112.87361°E / 55.09028; 112.87361 (Mt Bolshoy Khapton)
Dimensions
Length50 km (31 mi) NE-SW
Width10 km (6.2 mi)
Geography
Bolshoy Khapton is located in Republic of Buryatia
Bolshoy Khapton
Location in Buryatia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Range coordinates55°0′N 112°43′E / 55.000°N 112.717°E / 55.000; 112.717Coordinates: 55°0′N 112°43′E / 55.000°N 112.717°E / 55.000; 112.717
Parent rangeVitim Plateau
South Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Bagdarin

The Bolshoy Khapton (Russian: Большой Хаптон) is a mountain range in Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia.

The nearest airport is Bagdarin Airport.[1]

Geography[]

This mountain range is located in the northeastern part of the Vitim Plateau. It stretches from southwest to northeast for almost 50 km between the Kapylyushi lake group and the southern shores of Baunt lake. The Bolshoy Khapton range is part of the watershed of the Tsipikan and Upper Tsipa rivers. In its eastern section it reaches a maximum width of 10 km. The highest point of the range is 2,284 m (7,493 ft) high Mt Bolshoy Khapton.[1]

20 km (12 mi) to the south, across the Tsipikan River, rises the smaller Maly Khapton range, highest point 2,135 m (7,005 ft). It runs parallel to the Bolshoy Khapton at the southern limit of the .[2]

Kapylyushi lakes and Bolshoy Khapton.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Google Earth
  2. ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 September 2021.

External links[]

^Morphological, ecological and mtDNA sequence variation in coregonid fish from the Baunt Lake system (the Vitim River basin)

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