Ulakhan-Bom Улахан-Бом | |
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![]() The Verkhoyansk Range, including the Sette-Daban and Suntar-Khayata | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed |
Elevation | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 400 km (250 mi)NNW/SSE |
Geography | |
Location | Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Far East |
Range coordinates | 61°N137°E / 61°N 137°E |
Parent range | Verkhoyansk Range East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Type of rock | Sandstone, limestone |
The Ulakhan-Bom ( ‹See Tfd› Russian : Улахан-Бом; Yakut : Улахан Бом, meaning "Big Obstacle") [1] is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia, a southern prolongation of the Verkhoyansk Range, part of the East Siberian System. Administratively the mountain chain belongs to the Sakha Republic.
The urban locality of Solnechny is located near the slopes of the range, by the Allakh-Yun River. [2]
The Ulakhan-Bom stretches roughly from north to south for about 400 kilometres (250 mi) to the west of the Sette-Daban, forming a group of three parallel ranges, together with the Skalisty Range further to the east. [3] It is bound in the north by the Tompo River, which separates it from the Verkhoyansk Range proper. To the west it is bound by the wide Aldan River valley and to the south by the Yudoma River. The Tyry river cuts across the northern section of the Ulakhan-Bom. The Khanda river cuts across the range further south. The smaller Kyllakh Range rises west of the Khanda valley, in the southwestern side of the Ulakhan-Bom, between the Aldan and the southern section of its western slopes. The highest point of the mountain chain is an unnamed 1,830 metres (6,000 ft) high peak rising above the left bank of the Allakh-Yun river. [4] [2]
The slopes of the range are mostly bare, but covered by larch taiga in slopes just above valleys, as well as birch in slopes facing the Aldan. [1] Most of the river valleys are swampy with widespread moss growth. Thickets of Siberian pine and mountain tundra grow at elevations above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). [3]
The Verkhoyansk Range is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Russia near the settlement of Verkhoyansk, well-known for its frigid climate. It is part of the East Siberian Mountains.
The Aldan is the second-longest right tributary of the Lena in the Sakha Republic in eastern Siberia. The river is 2,273 kilometres (1,412 mi) long, of which around 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) is navigable. It has a drainage basin of 729,000 square kilometres (281,000 sq mi).
Suntar-Khayata Range is a granite mountain range rising along the border of the Sakha Republic in the north with Amur Oblast and Khabarovsk Krai in the south.
The Yudoma is a river in Khabarovsk Krai and Yakutia, Russian Federation. Its length in 765 kilometres (475 mi) and its basin is 43,700 square kilometres (16,900 sq mi). It joins the Maya which joins the Aldan which joins the Lena which flows into the Arctic Ocean.
The Allakh-Yun is a river in Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is a right tributary of the Aldan. It is 586 kilometres (364 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 24,200 square kilometres (9,300 sq mi).
The Polousny Range is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Ulakhan-Sis Range is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Yudoma-Maya Highlands are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Khabarovsk Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.
The Sette-Daban is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range belongs partly to the Sakha Republic and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation. The area of the Sette-Daban is largely uninhabited. The R504 Kolyma Highway passes through the northern part of the range.
The Central Yakutian Lowland or the Central Yakutian Lowlands, also known as the Central Yakut Plain or the Vilyuy Lowland, is a low alluvial plain in Siberia, Russia.
The East Siberian Mountains or East Siberian Highlands are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. They are located between the Central Yakutian Lowland and the Bering Strait in Northeast Siberia. The area of the East Siberian Mountains has a very low population density. The territory of the mountain system is one of the Great Russian Regions.
Ynnakh Mountain, also known as Arga Ynnakh Khaya, Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh and as Mother Mountain, is a mountain in Verkhoyansky District, Yakutia, Russian Federation.
The Tompo is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of 570 kilometres (350 mi) and a drainage basin area of 42,700 square kilometres (16,500 sq mi).
The Skalisty Range is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia, part of the East Siberian System. Administratively the mountain chain belongs to the Sakha Republic. The area of the range is remote and desolate. The R504 Kolyma Highway passes through the northern part of the range.
The Sunnagyn Range, also known as Aldan-Uchur, is a range of mountains in North-eastern Russia. Administratively the range is part of the Sakha Republic, Russian Federation.
The Kyllakh Range 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.
The Khanda, also known as Belaya, is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin.
The Tyry is a river in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of 327 kilometres (203 mi), a drainage basin area of 14,000 square kilometres (5,400 sq mi) and is the 8th longest tributary of the Aldan.
The Ulakhan-Kyuegyulyur is a river in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. It is one of the major tributaries of the Omoloy. The river has a length of 159 kilometres (99 mi) and a drainage basin area of 3,630 square kilometres (1,400 sq mi).
The Eastern Khandyga is a river in Tompo District, Yakutia, Russian Federation, a right tributary of the Aldan, part of the Lena basin. It has a length of 290 kilometres (180 mi) and a drainage basin area of 9,950 square kilometres (3,840 sq mi).