The Southern Muya Range (Russian: Южно-Муйский хребе́т, romanized: Yuzhno-Muyskiy khrebet) is a mountain range in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, part of the Stanovoy Highlands. The highest point of the range is 3,067 m high Muisky Gigant;[1] another important peak is 2363 m high Mount Shaman.[2][3]

Southern Muya Range Южно-Муйский хребет
View of a peak of the Southern Muya Range.
Highest point
Peak	Muisky Gigant
Elevation	3,067 m (10,062 ft)
Coordinates	55°58′38″N 114°26′21″E
Dimensions
Length	400 km (250 mi) ENE-WSW
Width	80 km (50 mi)
Geography
Location in Buryatia
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia / Zabaykalsky Krai
Range coordinates	55°43′N 114°05′E
Parent range	Stanovoy Highlands South Siberian System
Geology
Type of rock	Granite, slate, limestone

Geography

This mountain range is located in the Baikal Rift Zone, in the southwestern part of the Baikal-Stanovoy Region. It stretches from west to east for almost 400 km from the Barguzin river basin to the upper course of the Chara River. In its eastern part it reaches a maximum width of 80 km. The Ikat Range connects with it from the southwest. The Southern Muya Range is limited by the Muya-Kuanda Depression in the north, by the Baunt Depression in the south and in the east by the Bambuyka and Vitim rivers.

Hydrography

Rivers Pravaya Shurinda and Dyaltukta, right tributaries of the Muya originate from the northwestern slopes of the axial or main Southern Muya Range. Lake Dorong is located at the southwestern end.[4]

Flora

The slopes of the range are mainly covered with mountain taiga, with pre-alpine woodland and bare summits (golets) at higher elevations.[2]

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Russia
• Northern Muya Range

References

External links

• Media related to Southern Muya Range at Wikimedia Commons

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[it] Monti Južno-Mujskij

[ru] Южно-Муйский хребет