Silyap Range
Silyap Range | |
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Силяпский хребет / Силэп | |
Location in Sakha, Russia | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Chyon |
Elevation | 2,690 m (8,830 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 100 km (62 mi) W/E |
Width | 30 km (19 mi) N/S |
Geography | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Sakha Republic |
Range coordinates | 65°15′N 141°45′E / 65.250°N 141.750°E |
Parent range | Chersky Range, East Siberian System |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Ust-Nera |
The Silyap Range (Russian: Силяпский хребет; Yakut: Силэп) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Ust-Nera.[1]
Geography
[edit]The Silyap Range rises in the central area of the Chersky Range, to the west of the upper course of the Indigirka.[2] Although the range is one of the smallest of the system, it has some of the most massive mountains of the range. The Silyap Range stretches in a roughly west–east direction for about 100 kilometers (62 mi). The highest peak is 2,690 metres (8,830 ft) high Mount Chyon (Гора Чён), also known as "Gora Chen", an ultra-prominent peak.[3]
The larger Borong Range, another subrange of the Chersky Mountains, rises to the northwest, and the Porozhny Range to the north. The northern end of the Tas-Kystabyt rises roughly 70 km to the south of the range.[4][5]