Mount Chersky
| Mount Chersky | |
|---|---|
| Гора Черского | |
  Mount Chersky Location in Buryatia | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,572 m (8,438 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,596 m (5,236 ft)[2] |
| Listing | List of ultras of Northeast Asia |
| Coordinates | 55°03′56″N 108°41′06″E / 55.06556°N 108.68500°ECoordinates: 55°03′56″N 108°41′06″E / 55.06556°N 108.68500°E[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Buryatia / Irkutsk Oblast Russian Far East |
| Parent range | Baikal Range, South Siberian Mountains |
Mount Chersky (Russian: Гора Черского) is a mountain in the Baikal Range, Russian Federation.
This peak is named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892), who greatly contributed to the study of Lake Baikal.[1]
Geography[]
This 2,572 m (8,438 ft) high mountain is the highest point of the Baikal Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is an ultra-prominent peak, located near Lake Baikal, in the border of Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Природа Байкала - гора Черского (in Russian)
- ^ a b "Gora Cherskogo". PeakVisor.
- ^ Google Earth
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