Tas-Kystabyt
| Tas-Kystabyt | |
|---|---|
| Таас Кыстаабыт / Тас-Кыстабыт Sarychev Range | |
  Tas-Kystabyt Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed |
intrusions | |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Susuman or Ust-Nera |
The Tas-Kystabyt (Russian: Тас-Кыстабыт, Yakut: Таас Кыстаабыт) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. It is also known as "хребе́т Са́рычева" —Sarychev Range, in honor of 19th century Russian cartographer Admiral Gavril Sarychev.[2]
Geography
The Tas-Kystabyt rises in the southeasternmost sector of the
Nera River. The highest mountain of the range is an unnamed 2,341 metres (7,680 ft) high summit.[2][3]
The range stretches in a roughly NNW/SSE direction for about 175 kilometers (109 mi). It separates the
Flora
The lower slopes of the range are covered by sparse
mountain tundra.[3]
References
- ^ Geology of Northeastern Siberia
- ^ A.M. Prokhorov- 3rd ed. - M, 1969–1978
- ^ ISBN 83-88212-42-7.
- ^ National Atlas of Russia
- ^ 1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
- ^ Google Earth
