Mount Chyon
| Mount Chyon Гора Чён | |
|---|---|
 Mt Chyon Sentinel-2 image | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,690 m (8,830 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,740 m (5,710 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | 65°17′03″N 141°48′10″E / 65.28417°N 141.80278°E / 65.28417; 141.80278[1] [2] |
| Geography | |
  Location in Yakutia, Russia | |
| Location | Sakha Republic, Russia |
| Parent range | Silyap Range Chersky Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Ultra |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Ust-Nera |
Mount Chyon (Russian: Гора Чён, romanized: Gora Chyon),[3] also known as "Gora Chen", is a mountain in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. At 2,690 m (8,830 ft) it is the highest summit in the Silyap Range, part of the central Chersky Range, East Siberian System.[1]
An ultra-prominent peak, it rises in a desolate area about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the Indigirka.[4][5]
The nearest airport is Ust-Nera Airport.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gora Chën". PeakVisor.
- ^ "Гора Чён (Чёнг)". Wikimapia.
- ^ Аркадий Андреев, Горы Якутии (Arkady Andreyev, Mountains of Yakutia) p. 30
- ^ Гора Чён, Республика Саха Якутия, Россия
- ^ Геологи продолжают путь - Галченко Иннокентий Иванович - IV. Левобережный маршрут
- ^ Google Earth
External links
- The highest peaks in Russia
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