Baikal Mountains
The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Russian: Байкальский хребет, Bajkaljskij hrebet; Buryat: Байгалай дабаан, Baigalai dabaan) are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[1] The highest peak in the range is the Chersky Mountain (2,572 m), named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski.
| Baikal Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Байкальский хребет | |
 The mountains and lake in the summer, as seen from Bolshiye Koty on the southwest shore | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Chersky Mountain |
| Elevation | 2,572 m (8,438 ft) |
| Geography | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Region | Siberia |
| Range coordinates | 54°00′N 108°00′E |
| Parent range | South Siberian Mountains |
The Baikal Mountains are the origin of the Lena River. The Central Siberian Plateau is bounded on the south by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal Mountains. The mountains around Lake Baikal are densely wooded with grey alder, Eurasian aspen, downy birch, Siberian larch, Siberian fir, Scots pine, and Siberian spruce.[2]
Notes
- "Biakado-Lensky". Center for Nature Conservation - Wild Russia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- "Images of the Baikal from various sources". Retrieved 2006-10-23.
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