Kontalaksky Golets (Russian: Конталакский Голец) is a peak in the Yablonoi Mountains. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation.

Kontalaksky Golets
Конталакский Голец
Yablonoi Mountains, Tungokochensky District map section showing location of Kontalaksky Golets
Highest point
Elevation	1,706 m (5,597 ft)[1]
Coordinates	53°54′47″N 115°41′35″E
Geography
Kontalaksky Golets Transbaikal Krai, Russian Far East
Parent range	Yablonoi Mountains, South Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest route	from Tungokochen, Tungokochensky District

Geography

This 1,706 m (5,597 ft) high mountain is the highest point of the Yablonoi Range, a long mountain chain of moderate elevations which is part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is located in the far northeastern section of the range, just a little north of Tungokochen.[2][3]

The Kontalaksky Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak. It rises to the west of the valley of the Karenga in a largely remote and uninhabited part of Transbaikalia.[2] There are pillar-like rock formations in this mountain similar to the kigilyakhs of Yakutia.[4]

See also

• List of mountains in Russia
• List of rock formations§Russia

References

External links

• природа — LiveJournal (Picture of rock formations)

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