The Chikokon Range ( rus, Чикоконский хребет) is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

in the

Transbaikal Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia ( rus, Забайка́лье, r=Zabaykalye, p=zəbɐjˈkalʲjɪ), or Dauria (, ''Dauriya'') is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal in Far Eastern Russia. The steppe and ...

Region (Zabaykalsky Krai) of

Siberia Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive 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 part o ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

. The range is named after the Chikokon River, a small left tributary of the

Chikoy River mn, Цѳх голrussian: Чикой , image = Река Чикой у села Поворот.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = View of the Chikoy River near Povorot village , pushpin_map = Russia Burya ...

. The Chikokon Range is within the limits of the Trans-Baikal conifer forests

ecoregion An ecoregion (ecological region) or ecozone (ecological zone) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than a biogeographic realm. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas o ...

. The

Chikoy National Park Chikoy National Park (russian: Чикой, национальный парк) was officially created in 2014, on the mountain-steppe border region of south-central Siberia and Mongolia. It is in the Krasnochikoysky District of the Zabaykalsky (" ...

is located in the area of the range.

Geography

The Chikokon Range is part of the

Khentei-Daur Highlands The Khentei-Daur Highlands ( rus, Хэнтэй-Даурское нагорье), also known as Khentei-Chikoy Highlands ''(Хэнтэ́й-Чико́йское наго́рье)'' are a mountainous area in the Transbaikal Krai, Far Eastern Federa ...

South Siberian System The South Siberian Mountains ( rus, Южно-Сибирские горы) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. The total area of the system of mountain ranges is more than 1.5 million km². The South Siberian Mountain ...

. It rises in the interfluve of the Chikoy River, a right tributary of the

Selenga The Selenga or Selenge ( ; bua, Сэлэнгэ гол / Сэлэнгэ мүрэн, translit=Selenge gol / Selenge müren; russian: Селенга́, ) is a major river in Mongolia and Buryatia, Russia. Originating from its headwater tributaries ...

, and some tributaries of the

Onon River The Onon (, ''Onon gol''; ) is a river in Mongolia and Russia. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .Онон

. The southern part of the ridge acts as watershed between the

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and

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oceans. The relief is characterized by steep slopes. Traces of

Pleistocene glaciation The Quaternary glaciation, also known as the Pleistocene glaciation, is an alternating series of glacial and interglacial periods during the Quaternary period that began 2.58 Ma (million years ago) and is ongoing. Although geologists describe ...

in the form of sediments are present in certain places of the range. The mountain chain stretches roughly northeastwards for over from

Mongolia Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 millio ...

until the confluence of the Chikoy and Chikokon rivers. The maximum width of the range is . The main summits of the Chikokon Range reach heights between and . The highest point is high

Bystrinsky Golets Bystrinsky Golets (russian: link=no, Быстринский Голец), also known as Barun-Shabartuy, is a mountain in the Chikokon Range. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation. The mountain was officially d ...

, a "golets" type summit which is also the highest point of the Khentei-Daur Highlands. Google Earth Spurs extending from the Chikokon Range connect with the Pereval and Burkal ranges.Topographic map sheet M-49-XV . Scale: 1: 200 000
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Flora

The slopes of the range are mainly covered with mountain

taiga Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces ...

and pre-Alpine forest. The higher parts are topped by ''"golets"'' type bare summits.

References

{{reflist Mountain ranges of Russia Khentei-Daur Highlands

Geography

Flora

See also

References