The Kisilyakh Range (Russian: Кисиляхский хребет; Yakut: Киһилээх) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[1] The nearest city is Batagay, and the nearest airport Batagay Airport.[2]

Kisilyakh Range
Кисиляхский хребет / Киһилээх
Location in Sakha, Russia
Highest point
Elevation	1,548 m (5,079 ft)
Dimensions
Length	80 km (50 mi)
Width	20 km (12 mi)
Geography
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sakha Republic
Range coordinates	68°10′N 136°0′E
Parent range	Chersky Range, East Siberian System
Geology
Age of rock	Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous
Type of rock	Shale, mudstone, siltstone, Sandstone, granite and granitoid intrusions
Climbing
Easiest route	From Batagay

The mountains are topped by kigilyakh rock formations. Some of the finest kigilyakhs in Yakutia are located in this range,[3] the tallest among them reaching a height of 30 meters (98 ft).[4] Kisilyakh means "Mountain having a man" or "Mountain married" in the Yakut language.[5]

Geography

The Kisilyakh Range rises at the northeastern end of the Chersky Range, in the Sakha region. The mountains are of middle height and the range is one of the smallest of the system. It stretches in a roughly WNW/ESE direction for about 80 kilometers (50 mi). The highest peak is 1,548 metres (5,079 ft) high.[2] The range consists of two ridges divided into an eastern and western part by a cleft.[6]

The Khadaranya and the Ymiysky ranges, other northern subranges of the Chersky Mountains, rise further to the east, beyond the Nenneli, a tributary of the Oldzho river. The Kurundya Range rises to the east and southeast. The Adycha River flows across the range in its western part and the Tuostakh, one of its main tributaries, to the south.[7]

See also

• Kigilyakh

References

External links

• sentstory.ru / Yakutia, Kisilyakh
• Landscapes as a reflection of the toponyms of Yakutia
• Yakutia, Verkhoyansk District

На других языках

[it] Monti Kisiliach