Synnyr
Сынныр
View of the Inyaptuk Golets.
Highest point
PeakInyaptuk Golets
Elevation2,514 m (8,248 ft)
Coordinates56°24′14″N 111°5′7″E / 56.40389°N 111.08528°E / 56.40389; 111.08528
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) SW / NE
Width50 km (31 mi)
Geography
Synnyr Massif is located in Republic of Buryatia
Synnyr Massif
Location in Buryatia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia /
Irkutsk Oblast
Range coordinates56°45′N 111°0′E / 56.750°N 111.000°E / 56.750; 111.000
Parent rangeNorth Baikal Highlands
South Siberian System
Geology
Age of rockLate Riphean
Type of rockGneiss, crystalline schist, volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Chara Airport

Synnyr (Russian: Сынныр) is a mountain massif in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russian Federation. The range is part of the Baikal Rift Zone.[1]

There is potash mining in the range at the Synnyr mine.[2][3][4]

Geography

The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly 200 kilometres (120 mi) between the Akitkan Range and the Upper Angara Range, west of the northwestern end of the Stanovoy Highlands, with the Patom Highlands to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and Mama rivers. The Chuya, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.[1][5]

The heights of the range summits decrease from 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) in the southwest to 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)in the northeast. The highest peak is 2,514 metres (8,248 ft) high Inyaptuk Golets, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.[6]

Defense Mapping Agency topographical map showing part of the Synnyr in the lower left part.

Flora

The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by larch taiga, with mountain tundra and bare rocky summits (golets) at higher elevations.[6]

See also

References

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