Lesser Khingan

Lesser Khingan
Lesser Khingan
小兴安岭 / Малый Хинган
	Larch taiga on the slopes of the Lesser Khingan
Highest point
Peak	Pingdingshan
Elevation	1,429 m (4,688 ft)
Coordinates	48°47′30″N 127°12′30″E / 48.79167°N 127.20833°E
Dimensions
Length	500 km (310 mi) SW/NE
Width	70 km (43 mi) NW/SE
Geography
	Lesser Khingan Location in Heilongjiang
Countries	China and Russia
Federal subject	Heilongjiang (China); Jewish Autonomous Oblast; and Amur Oblast (Russia);
Range coordinates	48°30′N 130°0′E / 48.500°N 130.000°E
Geology
Rock type(s)	Conglomerate, basalt
Climbing
Easiest route	From Hegang or Birobidzhan

Lesser Khingan (Chinese: 小兴安岭; pinyin: Xiǎo Xīng'ān Lǐng; Russian: Малый Хинган, Maly Khingan) is a mountain range in China's Heilongjiang province and the adjacent parts of Russia's Amur Oblast and Jewish Autonomous Oblast.^[3]

In Russia, the range is part of the Khingan Nature Reserve.

Geography

In China, the Khingan mountains are divided into the Greater Khingan and Lesser Khingan. The Lesser Khingan range runs roughly from the northwest to the southeast and separates the valley of the Amur (Heilongjiang) River from that of the Nenjiang River. The mountain range then turns toward the east and north-east, entering Russia.^[4] The Amur/Heilongjiang, which is a border river, forms a gorge when crossing the mountain range.