Maymandzhin Range

The Maymandzhin Range (Russian: Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2][3]

Maymandzhin Range
Майманджинский хребет
Southern slopes of the range near Atka
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,809 m (5,935 ft)[1]
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) NW/SE
Width40 km (25 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Maymandzhin Range is located in Magadan Oblast
Maymandzhin Range
Location in Magadan Oblast, Russia
Maymandzhin Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Maymandzhin Range
Maymandzhin Range (Far Eastern Federal District)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
DistrictKhasynsky District
Olsky District
Range coordinates61°0′N 152°0′E[2]
Parent rangeKolyma Highlands,
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Atka or Talaya

One of the possible routes of the projected Lena-Kamchatka railway line is across the Maymandzhin Range.[4][5]

Geography

The Maymandzhin Range rises at the western limit of the Kolyma Highlands system. The mountains are of moderate height, the highest summit of the range is a 1,809 metres (5,935 ft) high summit rising in the southern part.[1] Certain sources give a height of 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).[3]

The range is located in the interfluve of the Bakhapcha and Buyunda rivers, both right tributaries of the Kolyma flowing northwards. The Olsky Plateau lies at the southern end. 2,031 metres (6,663 ft) high Mount Khetinskaya (Гора Хетинская) rises to the northwest, beyond the northern end of the range, and to the west lie the Upper Kolyma Highlands.[1]

Hydrography

The Yama has its sources in the southwestern slopes of the Maymandzhin Range and the Buyunda and Nyavlenga at the southern end, in the Kilgan Massif. The Talaya, a tributary of the Buyunda, and the Nerega, a tributary of the Bakhapcha, have their sources on the northeastern slopes. The Maltan, another tributary of the Bakhapcha, flows northwards, below the western slopes.[1][2][6]

Maymandzhin Range map section.

See also

References
  1. "Топографска карта P-55_56; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  2. Google Earth
  3. Конгинский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
  4. Ленско-Камчатская железнодорожная магистраль для территории опережающего развития (in Russian)
  5. Забытым путем (in Russian)
  6. Яма, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
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