The Kolyma Mountains or Kolyma Upland ( rus, Колымское нагорье, r=Kolymskoye Nagorye) is a system of mountain ranges in northeastern

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive region, geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a ...

, lying mostly within the Magadan Oblast, along the shores of the Sea of Okhotsk in the Kolyma region. The range's highest point is Mount Nevskaya (гора Невская) in the

Omsukchan Range The Omsukchan Range ( rus, Омсукчанский хребет) is a mountain range in the Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Омсукчанский хребет, Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhor ...

at .

Geography

The Kolyma Mountains stretch on a NW-SW alignment and consists of a series of plateaus and ridges punctuated by

granite Granite () is a coarse-grained ( phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies under ...

peaks that typically range between . To the west and southwest the

Upper Kolyma Highlands The Upper Kolyma Highlands ( rus, Верхнеколымское нагорье) is a highland area in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The biggest town in the highlands is Susuman. There are large deposits of gold, tin and ...

are bound by the Seymchan- Buyunda Depression to the north and the Ola river basin to the south. The

Yukaghir Highlands The Yukaghir Highlands ( rus, Юкагирское нагорье) are a mountainous area in the Sakha Republic and Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The area is named after the Yukaghir people. Geography The Yukaghir High ...

, highest point Mount Chubukulakh, rise to the northwest, the

Anadyr Highlands The Anadyr Highlands ( rus, Анадырское нагорье, r=Anadyrskoye Nagorye) are a mountainous area in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Geography The Anadyr Highlands are one of the two main mountai ...

to the north and northeast and the

Koryak Highlands The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands () are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the Mou ...

to the east. Google Earth

Subranges

Besides the Omsukchan Range, the system of the Kolyma Mountains comprises a number of subranges.Wetlands in Russia - Vol.4
/ref> Most are located in Magadan Oblast: * Korkodon Range, highest point * Kongin Range, highest point * Molkaty Range, highest point * Kilgan Massif, highest point *

Maymandzhin Range The Maymandzhin Range ( rus, Майманджинский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Google Earth

, highest point * Kedon Range, highest point * Molongdin Range, highest point (the eastern end is in Kamchatka Krai) The northernmost ranges are located in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug * Kuryin Range (курьинский кряж), highest point *

Oloy Range The Oloy Range ( rus, Олойский хребет) is a mountain range in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.Ush-Urekchen The Ush-Urekchen ( rus, уш-урекчен), or ''Ushurakchan'' ( rus, Ушуракчан), is a mountain range in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.

, highest point

Hydrography

Many right tributaries of the

Kolyma River The Kolyma ( rus, Колыма, p=kəlɨˈma; sah, Халыма, translit=Khalyma) is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. The Kolyma is fro ...

have their sources in the northern and northwestern slopes of the Kolima Highlands, including the

Bakhapcha The Bakhapcha (russian: Бахапча; also ''"Бохапча"'') is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It has a length of and a drainage basin of . The Bakhapcha is a right tributary of the upper course of the Kolyma. The nearest village is Si ...

, Buyunda,

Balygychan The Balygychan ( rus, Балыгычан) is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is long (400 km including ''Levy Balygychan''), with a drainage basin of . The river freezes in October and stays frozen until the end of May.Бал� ...

, Sugoy, Korkodon —with its tributary Bulun, and the

Omolon The Omolon (russian: Омолон; sah, Омолоон) is the principal tributary of the Kolyma in northeast Siberia. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Omolon freezes up in October and stays under ice until late May t ...

—with its tributaries Molongda,

Oloy The Oloy (russian: Олой) is a river in Magadan Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Omolon ( Kolyma's basin). The length of the river is . The area of its drainage basin is . The river flows through sparsely populated areas of Chukotka ...

, Kedon and Kegali. The rivers originating in the southern and southeastern slopes of the mountain area flow into the Sea of Okhotsk and are shorter: Ola,

Yama Yama (Devanagari: यम) or Yamarāja (यमराज), is a deity of death, dharma, the south direction, and the underworld who predominantly features in Hindu and Buddhist religion, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. ...

, Gizhiga, Paren and

Penzhina The Penzhina (russian: Пенжина; Koryak: Мыгыкивэем) is a river in Kamchatka Krai, Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . The name "Penzhina" originated the Chukchi word ''"Pennyn"'', meaning "place of attack". In ...

. File:Таватум2.jpg, Mountains in

Severo-Evensky District Severo-Evensky District (russian: Северо-Эвенский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #1292-OZ and municipalLaw #511-OZ district (raion), one of the eight in Magadan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area ...

File:View from Dukat Mine - panoramio - Андрей Куполов.jpg, View of the

from Dukat Mine

References

External links

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Stone glaciers of the Kolyma Highlands
East Siberian Mountains {{MagadanOblast-geo-stub