Kedon Range

The Kedon Range (Russian: Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2]

Kedon Range
Кедонский хребет
Kedon Range, Central Kolyma Mountains, ONC map section
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,661 m (5,449 ft)[1]
Dimensions
Length150 km (93 mi) NW/SE
Width50 km (31 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Kedon Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Kedon Range
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Kedon Range is located in Magadan Oblast
Kedon Range
Kedon Range (Magadan Oblast)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
DistrictSevero-Evensky District
Range coordinates64°30′N 159°30′E[2]
Parent rangeKolyma Highlands,
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockMesozoic[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Omolon

The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains are not very high and are dissected by numerous river valleys, mainly tributaries of the Kedon. The area of the range is uninhabited.

History

Formerly there was a village in the southern area of the range where the Buksunda (Буксунда) reindeer-breeding state farm operated.[4] It was located at 64°07′18″N 159°14′35″E by the left bank of the 42 kilometers (26 mi) long Tik river (Тик), a right tributary of the Kedon. The village had 115 inhabitants in 1984 but lost its population at the turn of the millennium. Now it lies abandoned.[5]

Geography

The Kedon Range rises in the central sector of the Kolyma Highlands system. The main ridge runs in an arch to the west and southwest of the course of the Omolon. It stretches from the south to the northwest for over 150 kilometers (93 mi) from the eastern end of the Molkaty Range in the south. The southern end is not clearly delimited, with the Kedon and Molkaty ranges merging with each other. To the west and northwest rises the Kongin Range. The highest mountain of the range is a 1,661 metres (5,449 ft) high peak located in the southern part of the range.[1]

Amethyst of the Kedon Range area.

Hydrography

The 261 kilometers (162 mi) long Kedon river originates in the Molkaty Range to the south and cuts across the central area of the Kedon Range on its way northwards. Further upstream of its mouth many short left tributaries of the Omolon, such as the 117 kilometers (73 mi) long Pravaya Khulchan (Правый Хуличан) have their sources in the range.[6][7][8][1]

Flora

The slopes of the Kedon Range are bare and have a barren look. There are sparse larch forests in the valleys.[4]

See also

References

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