The Omsukchan Range () is a mountain range in the

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, Russia.Омсукчанский хребет,

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– 3rd ed. – M, 1969-1978. The nearest city is

Omsukchan Omsukchan () is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located north of Magadan. Population: History Omsukchan was ...

, the capital of Omsukchan District, and the nearest airport

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. A branch of the

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, the Omsukchan Highway, passes through the middle section of the ridge, across the Kapranovsky Pass. 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.

Geography

The Omsukchan Range rises in the southernmost sector of the

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System. The range runs between the Balygychan River valley in the west and the

Sugoy River The Sugoy () is a river in Magadan Oblast, Russian Far East. It is long, with a drainage basin of . The river freezes in October and stays frozen until late May or early June. There are important coal deposits in the Sugoy basin.Сугой, Gre ...

valley in the east, both right tributaries of the

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. The highest mountain of the range is high

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, located southwest of Omsukchan Town. This peak is also the highest of the Kolyma Highlands.National Atlas of Russia - Chukotka
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. The range stretches in a roughly north / south direction for over , from the confluence of the Kolyma River and the Sugoy in the north, to the northern end of the

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in the south. The right tributaries of the Balygychan River, such as the Kirchan, Dzhagin, Bulur and Nyagain, as well as all the left tributaries of the Sugoy, such as the Marat and the Volna, have their sources in the range.1,000,000 scale Operational Navigation Chart; Sheet D-8
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The relief of the northern section of the range is characterized by smooth slopes and rounded tops. The highest peaks are found in the south, where the shape of the range becomes clearly alpine with sharp and craggy peaks and ridges, as well as steep

scree Scree is a collection of broken rock fragments at the base of a cliff or other steep rocky mass that has accumulated through periodic rockfall. Landforms associated with these materials are often called talus deposits. The term ''scree'' is ap ...

slopes. View on Ken mountain - panoramio.jpg, View of Ken Mountain. Бывший поселок Труд, оловянный рудник - panoramio.jpg, Abandoned Trud settlement.

Flora

The slopes of the range are mostly bare and have a barren look. In certain locations they are covered with

larch Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to the cooler regions of the northern hemisphere, where they are found in lowland forests in the high la ...

forests until elevations of about , above which the forest is replaced by

mountain tundra Alpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not contain trees because it is at high elevation, with an associated harsh climate. As the latitude of a location approaches the poles, the threshold elevation for alpine tundra gets ...

and rocky tops. There are poplar forests in the valleys.

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Mountain ranges of Magadan Oblast Kolyma Mountains Tourist attractions in Magadan Oblast

Geography

Flora

See also

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