Kyllakh Range

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Kyllakh Range
Кыыллаах
Gory Kyllakhskogo khrebta (pravyi bereg) - panoramio.jpg
Western side of the Kyllakh Range rising above the right bank of the Aldan
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation 901 m (2,956 ft)
Dimensions
Length100 km (62 mi)N/S
Width30 km (19 mi)E/W
Geography
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Kyllakh Range
Кыыллаах
Location in Yakutia, Russia
Location Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Far East
Range coordinates 61°06′N135°47′E / 61.100°N 135.783°E / 61.100; 135.783
Parent range Verkhoyansk Range
East Siberian System
Geology
Orogeny Alpine orogeny
Type of rock Sandstone, limestone
Climbing
Easiest route From Eldikan

The Kyllakh Range ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Кыллахский хребет; Yakut : Кыыллаах) is a range of mountains in the Russian Federation. Administratively the mountain chain belongs to the Sakha Republic. It is the smallest of the ranges which are part of the southern prolongation of the Verkhoyansk Range, East Siberian System.

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Geography

The Kyllakh Range stretches roughly from north to south for about 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the southwest of the Ulakhan-Bom, one of the three longer parallel ranges that form a group to the east. [1] It is bound in the north by the Khanda river. To the west it is limited by the banks of the Aldan River and to the south by the Allakh-Yun river. The highest point of the mountain chain is an unnamed 901 metres (2,956 ft) high summit. [2] [3]

Map of the Verkhoyansk Range, with the Kyllakh range at the southwestern end. Verkhoianskii khrebet.jpg
Map of the Verkhoyansk Range, with the Kyllakh range at the southwestern end.

Flora

The slopes of the range are largely bare, but may be covered by larch taiga in slopes just above valleys, as well as birch in slopes facing the Aldan. [4] Most of the river valleys are swampy with widespread moss growth. [1]

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