Chersky Peak (; ) is a mountain in the
Komarinsky Range,
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban (; , from – "nut", and – "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk Oblast. It rises near the Baikal Mountains not far from ...
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This peak is named after Polish explorer
Jan Czerski (1845–1892), who greatly contributed to the study of neighboring Lake Baikal.
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Geography
This 2,090 m high peak is one of the highest points of the Khamar-Daban Range, part of the
South Siberian System of ranges. It rises in the Komarinsky subrange of the Khamar-Daban. Administratively the Chersky Peak is part of the
Slyudyansky District, at the southern end of
Irkutsk Oblast
Irkutsk Oblast (; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of the Angara River, Angara, Lena River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is ...
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Lake Serdtse is located below the southern slopes of the mountain.
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See also
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
References
External links
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Landforms of Irkutsk Oblast