Bolshoy Khapton

Bolshoy Khapton
Bolshoy Khapton
	View of the Bolshoy Khapton.
Highest point
Peak	Mt Bolshoy Khapton
Elevation	2,284 m (7,493 ft)
Coordinates	55°05′25″N 112°52′25″E / 55.09028°N 112.87361°E
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi) NE-SW
Width	10 km (6.2 mi)
Geography
	Bolshoy Khapton Location in Buryatia
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Buryatia
Range coordinates	55°0′N 112°43′E / 55.000°N 112.717°E
Parent range	Vitim Plateau; South Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest route	From Bagdarin

The Bolshoy Khapton (Russian: Большой Хаптон) is a mountain range in Bauntovsky District, Buryatia, Russia.

The nearest airport is Bagdarin Airport.^[1]

Geography

This mountain range is located in the northeastern part of the Vitim Plateau. It stretches from southwest to northeast for almost 50 km between the Kapylyushi lake group and the southern shores of Baunt lake. The Bolshoy Khapton range is part of the watershed of the Tsipikan and Upper Tsipa rivers. In its eastern section it reaches a maximum width of 10 km. The highest point of the range is 2,284 m (7,493 ft) high Mt Bolshoy Khapton.^[1]

20 km (12 mi) to the south, across the Tsipikan River, rises the smaller Maly Khapton range, highest point 2,135 m (7,005 ft). It runs parallel to the Bolshoy Khapton at the southern limit of the Baunt Depression.^[2]