Gora Ulun (russian: гора Улун, ''Mount Ulun'') is a
mountain
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in
Khabarovsk Krai (
Eastern Siberia
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),
Russia
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and officially the highest point of the
Badzhal Range
The Badzhal Range (russian: Баджальский хребет, ''Badzhalskiy Khrebet'') is a mountain range in Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East.Хабаровский край. Путеводитель. — Приамурские ведомо ...
(Баджа́льский хребет) with an elevation of .
Geography
The Badzhal Range where the peak rises is a mountain chain with a length of approximately 220 kilometers. The mountains are quite deserted and the infrastructure is undeveloped in the area.
Elevations
The third edition of the
Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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(GSE) listed in 1979 the range with an elevation of , no name was mentioned for the highest mountain. The geographic volume of the GSE listed ''Mount Ulun'' with an elevation of . After the breakdown of the
Soviet Union
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topographic maps reduced the elevation to 2,221 m.
In 2016, climbers discovered that Gora Korol (гора Король, ''Mount King'') might have an elevation of .
The next climbing expedition to the highest mountains of the Badzhal reported for ''Mount King'' an elevation of and for ''Mount Queen'' (гора Королева) nearby an elevation of .
See also
*
List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
*
Berill Mountain
Berill (Russian: ''Берилл'') is a peak in the Suntar-Khayata Range.
The elevation above sea level of the mountain is 2,933 m. It is the highest point of Khabarovsk Krai.
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal subjects
*List of mounta ...
References
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