Chersky Peak
Пик Черского / Хара-Болдог
View of the peak in February
Highest point
Elevation2,090 m (6,860 ft)[1]
Prominence352 m (1,155 ft)
Coordinates51°30′56″N 103°37′33″E / 51.51556°N 103.62583°E / 51.51556; 103.62583[1]
Geography
Chersky Peak is located in Irkutsk Oblast
Chersky Peak
Chersky Peak
Location in Irkutsk Oblast
LocationIrkutsk Oblast
Russian Far East
Parent rangeKhamar-Daban,
South Siberian Mountains

Chersky Peak (Russian: Пик Черского; Buryat: Хара-Болдог) is a mountain in the Komarinsky Range, Khamar-Daban, Russian Federation.

This peak is named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892), who greatly contributed to the study of neighboring Lake Baikal.[2]

Geography

This 2,090 m high peak is one of the highest points of the Khamar-Daban Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It rises in the Komarinsky subrange of the Khamar-Daban. Administratively the Chersky Peak is part of the Slyudyansky District, at the southern end of Irkutsk Oblast. Lake Serdtse is located below the southern slopes of the mountain.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Pik Cherskogo". PeakVisor.
  2. Природа Байкала - вершина Пик Черского (in Russian)
  3. Google Earth
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