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

Kontalaksky Golets
Конталакский Голец
Yablonoi Mountains, Tungokochensky District map section showing location of Kontalaksky Golets
Highest point
Elevation1,706 m (5,597 ft)[1]
Coordinates53°54′47″N 115°41′35″E / 53.91306°N 115.69306°E / 53.91306; 115.69306
Geography
Parent rangeYablonoi Mountains,
South Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Tungokochen, Tungokochensky District

Geography

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Zabaykalsky Krai Mountains - PeakVisor". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ a b Google Earth
  3. ^ Яблоновый хребет, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
  4. ^ W. Dybowski. "Die Gasteropoden-Fauna des Baikal-Sees : anatomisch und systematisch". Volumes 22-28 of Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg. Académie Impériale des sciences. 1875. S2CID 127791013.
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