Synnyr () is a mountain massif in

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. The range is part of the

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in the range at the Synnyr mine.Synnyr Routes
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Geography

The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly between the

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, west of the northwestern end of the

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, with the

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to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and

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rivers. The

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, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.Северо-Байкальское нагорье
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. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.(in Russian) The heights of the range summits decrease from in the southwest to in the northeast. The highest peak is high Inyaptuk Golets, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.Outdoors - Synnyr
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Flora

The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by

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 ...

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, with

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and bare rocky summits ''(golets)'' at higher elevations.

References

Mountain ranges of Russia Mountains of Irkutsk Oblast Mountains of Buryatia South Siberian Mountains {{IrkutskOblast-geo-stub pl:Synnyr ru:Сынныр

Geography

Flora

See also

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