Khamar-Daban

Khamar-Daban (Russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; Buryat: Һамар дабаан, from hамар - "nut", and дабаан, "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.

Khamar-Daban
Хама́р-Даба́н / Һамар дабаан
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakUtulinskaya Podkova
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)
Dimensions
Length420 km (260 mi) E/W
Width65 km (40 mi) N/S
Geography
Khamar-Daban is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban is located in Republic of Buryatia
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban (Republic of Buryatia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia and Irkutsk Oblast
Range coordinates51°25′N 104°30′E
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Borders onEastern Sayan
Geology
Type of rockSlate, gneiss, basalt, limestone and granite intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Gusinoozyorsk

Geography

The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk Oblast. It rises near the Baikal Mountains not far from Lake Baikal. It forms a geographic prolongation of the Sayan Mountains.[1] The highest peak is Utulinskaya Podkova at 2,396 m (7,861 ft); 2,090 m (6,860 ft) high Chersky Peak is another important summit.[2] The southern end of the range is part of the Selenga Highlands.[3] The climate of the northern part of the range is affected by Lake Baikal, being temperate and humid, with precipitation up to 1,300 mm (51 in) per year. The average January temperature is −16 to −18 °C (3 to 0 °F).[4]

The Khamar-Daban Range, near Kamensk.

Climate

Climate data for Khamar-Daban
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
8.9
(48.0)
14.0
(57.2)
20.4
(68.7)
27.7
(81.9)
32.0
(89.6)
31.5
(88.7)
30.8
(87.4)
25.7
(78.3)
24.2
(75.6)
13.2
(55.8)
7.8
(46.0)
32.0
(89.6)
Average high °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)
−9.3
(15.3)
−4.1
(24.6)
2.8
(37.0)
9.8
(49.6)
16.0
(60.8)
17.8
(64.0)
15.9
(60.6)
10.1
(50.2)
3.8
(38.8)
−4.6
(23.7)
−9.3
(15.3)
3.2
(37.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −16.6
(2.1)
−15.2
(4.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
3.9
(39.0)
10.7
(51.3)
13.2
(55.8)
11.3
(52.3)
4.7
(40.5)
−2.1
(28.2)
−10.4
(13.3)
−14.9
(5.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
Average low °C (°F) −21.2
(−6.2)
−20.1
(−4.2)
−15.3
(4.5)
−8.3
(17.1)
−1.3
(29.7)
5.4
(41.7)
8.7
(47.7)
6.8
(44.2)
0.6
(33.1)
−6.7
(19.9)
−15.3
(4.5)
−19.6
(−3.3)
−7.2
(19.1)
Record low °C (°F) −38.6
(−37.5)
−39.6
(−39.3)
−33.4
(−28.1)
−28.5
(−19.3)
−16.4
(2.5)
−8.3
(17.1)
−2.0
(28.4)
−6.2
(20.8)
−13.0
(8.6)
−27.2
(−17.0)
−34.8
(−30.6)
−37.0
(−34.6)
−39.6
(−39.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 29.3
(1.15)
27.5
(1.08)
56.6
(2.23)
93.7
(3.69)
124.0
(4.88)
195.0
(7.68)
275.4
(10.84)
229.0
(9.02)
149.4
(5.88)
81.3
(3.20)
56.0
(2.20)
39.7
(1.56)
1,356.9
(53.41)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.3 11.7 13.8 15.8 15.8 17.5 19.6 19.2 15.1 13.2 14.2 14.4 183.6
Source: climatebase.ru[5]

The song of the same name by Yuri Vizbor, written in 1962, is dedicated to the range.

1993 incident

Six members of a seven-person hiking group led by Lyudmila Korovina died in mysterious circumstances in 1993.[6] Valentina Utochenko was the only survivor.[7] While it was reported that all the victims showed the symptoms of bleeding through their eyes and ears and frothing at the mouth, later autopsy examinations ignored these symptoms and claimed signs of hypothermia and protein deficiency in the deceased members of the hiking group as the cause of death.[8]

See also

References

  1. Kozhov, M. (11 November 2013). Lake Baikal and Its Life. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 7. ISBN 9789401573887.
  2. "Природа Байкала - вершина Пик Черского" [The nature of Baikal - the top of Chersky Peak] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2021.
  3. Fadeeva, Natalʹi︠a︡ Vasilʹevna (1963). Селенгинское среднегорье: природные условия и районирование [Selenga Highlands: Natural Conditions and Zoning] (in Russian). Buryat Book Publishing House.
  4. Sinyukovich, V.N.; Chumakova, E.V. (2009). "Современные особенности гидрометеорологического режима южного побережья оз. Байкал" [Modern features of the hydrometeorological regime of the southern coast of Lake Baikal] (PDF). Bulletin of Irkutsk State University (in Russian). 2 (2): 117–133. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2013.
  5. "Khamar-Daban, Russia". Climatebase.ru. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. Buryatia Incident: Russia's other Dyatlov Pass. 20 November 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. Varsegova, Natalia (24 July 2018). "Что произошло на бурятском "перевале Дятлова"" [What happened at the Buryat "Dyatlov pass"]. Komsomolskaya Pravda (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  8. Yegorov, Oleg (25 February 2019). "Beyond the Dyatlov mystery: 2 other creepy tragedies in the Russian mountains". Beyond Russia. Archived from the original on 11 May 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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