Kropotkin Range
| Kropotkin Range Хребет Кропоткина | |
|---|---|
  Kropotkin Range Хребет Кропоткина Location in Irkutsk Oblast | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Crystalline schists, metamorphic rocks |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Bodaybo Airport |
Kropotkin Range (
History
In the course of the 1901 exploration of the
Geography
The Kropotkin Range rises to the north of Bodaybo, stretching roughly for about 150 kilometres (93 mi) in a NW to SE direction from the southern part of the Patom Highlands, roughly parallel to the course of the Vitim River to the southwest and west.[3][4]
The slopes of the Kropotkin Range are dissected by wide river valleys. The range summits are generally rounded and of moderate height.[5] The highest peak is 1,647 metres (5,404 ft) high Golets Korolenko, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.[1][6]
Hydrography
The Zhuya river, a left tributary of the Chara, has its sources in the eastern slopes and limits the range in its southeastern section. From the southern slopes originate a few right tributaries of the Vitim, all of them small and short, such as the Takhtiga. In the northern slopes are the sources of some left tributaries of the upper course of the Bolshoy Patom, such as the Anangra and Mara.[4]
Defense Mapping Agency map showing the Kropotkin Range area in the lower left part. |
Flora
The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by
See also
References
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ Преображенский Павел Иванович
- ^ "O-50 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 December 2021.
- ^ a b Физическая география СССР - Ландшафтные области гор Южной Сибири - Байкальско-Становая область
- ^ хребет Кропоткина - Патомское нагорье
- ^ A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
External links
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