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Omsukchan Range
Омсукчанский хребет
View of the range above Omsukchan Town
Highest point
PeakGora Nevskaya
Elevation1,962 m (6,437 ft)
Dimensions
Length300 km (190 mi) N/S
Width40 km (25 mi) E/W
Geography
Omsukchan Range is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Omsukchan Range
Omsukchan Range
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMagadan Oblast
Range coordinates63°0′N 155°15′E / 63.000°N 155.250°E / 63.000; 155.250
Parent rangeKolyma Highlands,
East Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockCretaceous and Mesozoic
Type of rockSandstone and schist
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Omsukchan

The Omsukchan Range (Russian: Омсукчанский хребет) is a mountain range in the Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[1] The nearest city is Omsukchan, the capital of Omsukchan District, and the nearest airport Omsukchan Airport.

A branch of the Kolyma Highway, the Omsukchan Highway, passes through the middle section of the ridge, across the Kapranovsky Pass.[2] The mountains have rich deposits of tin, gold and silver. Ken Mountain, a conical peak which is a tourist attraction, is located in the range.

  1. ^ Омсукчанский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov – 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
  2. ^ Sedov RV. Kolyma Highland , Hvorov A. Yu - Khabarovsk, 2003 p. 418. - ISBN 5-901725-05-0

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