Pik Martena

Pik Martena (Russian: Пик Мартена), Martin Peak, is a peak in Bodaybinsky District, Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. It is the highest point of the federal subject. Other sources claim Pik Tofalariya, located at the southwestern limit of the federal subject, as the highest point of Irkutsk Oblast.[4][2]

For the mountain in Antarctica, see Martin Peak. For the mountain in Washington state, see Martin Peak (Washington).

Pik Martena
Пик Мартена
Pik Martena Sentinel-2 image
Highest point
Elevation2,988 m (9,803 ft)[1]
Prominence740 m (2,430 ft)[2]
Coordinates56°50′49″N 117°24′09″E[3]
Geography
Pik Martena is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Pik Martena
Pik Martena
Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Pik Martena is located in Russia
Pik Martena
Pik Martena
Pik Martena (Russia)
LocationIrkutsk Oblast,
Russia
Parent rangeKodar Range
Stanovoy Highlands

This mountain is named after French explorer of Eastern Siberia Joseph Martin (1848–1892).[5]

Description

Pik Martena is a 2,988 metres (9,803 ft) high mountain located in the Kodar Range, Stanovoy Highlands, South Siberian System.[1] Some sources give a height of 2,932 metres (9,619 ft).[2] It rises 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) to the WSW of Pik BAM, beyond the Zabaykalsky Krai border.[6]

See also

References
  1. На карте Иркутской области появится пик Мартена
  2. Martena - Peak Visor
  3. Google Earth
  4. Природа Байкала - Тофалария
  5. У самой высокой горы Иркутской области появилось название - пик Мартена
  6. "Топографска карта O-50, G; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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