Kyun-Tas
| Kyun-Tas | |
|---|---|
| Кюн-Тас/ Күн Таас | |
  Location in Sakha, Russia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,083 m (3,553 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) NW / SE |
| Width | 50 km (31 mi) NE / SW |
| Geography | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
| Range coordinates | 69°48′N 140°2′E / 69.800°N 140.033°ECoordinates: 69°48′N 140°2′E / 69.800°N 140.033°E[1] |
| Parent range | , East Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cretaceous |
| Type of rock | Sandstone, mudstone |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Deputatsky |
Kyun-Tas (Russian: Кюн-Тас; Yakut: Күн Таас) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2]
The Kyun-Tas is one of the mountain areas of Yakutia where there are kigilyakh rock formations.[3][4][5]
Geography[]
The Kyun-Tas is located 55 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Deputatsky,[6] between the Selennyakh Range and the western end of the Polousny Range. It rises at the southern limit of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, northwest of the Aby Lowland.[7] It is a broad massif with mountains of middle height and smooth slopes. The 170 kilometres (110 mi) long , one of the rivers that forms the Uyandina tributary of the Indigirka, has its source in Lake Baky. The lake is located at the junction of the Kyun-Tas and the western end of the Polousny Range.[8]
The main ridge stretches in a roughly southeast/northwest direction west of the eastern slopes of the Selennyakh Range for about 100 kilometers (62 mi).[7] Although the range is smaller, the highest summits of the Kyun-Tas are higher than those of the neighboring Polousny Range. The highest peak, located in the northern part, is 1,083 metres (3,553 ft) high; there is another high peak at the southeastern end that is 1,031 metres (3,383 ft).[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Map of Khrebet Kyuntas in Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia
- ^ Natural regions of the U.S.S.R - Internet Archive
- ^ Murzin Yuri Andreyevich, Kigilyakhi of Yakutia
- ^ Types of weathering
- ^ Vladimir Gorbatovsky, Сакральные места России (Sacred places of Russia) p. 179
- ^ mindat.org Deputatsky, Ust’-Yanskiy Rayon, Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b Map - ист карты R-54-XXI,XXII Омчикандя. Масштаб: 1 : 200 000. Указать дату выпуска/состояния местности.
External links[]
- Mountain ranges of the Sakha Republic