| Patom Highlands | |
|---|---|
| Патомское нагорье | |
 Geological Map of the Lena Goldfields | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | unnamed |
| Elevation | 1,904 m (6,247 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°39′08″N 117°47′19″E / 57.65222°N 117.78861°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Width | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Geography | |
  Patom Highlands Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Irkutsk Oblast/ Zabaykalsky Krai |
| Range coordinates | 59°N 115°E / 59°N 115°E |
| Parent range | South Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Age of rock | Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic (North) |
| Type of rock | Crystalline schist, limestone, quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Bodaybo |
The Patom Highlands (Russian: Патомское нагорье)[1] are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Zabaykalsky Krai.[2]
There are large deposits of gold in Bodaybo and Artyomovsky. Besides these two towns, other inhabited localities of the mountain region are: Mama, Perevoz, Kropotkin, Svetly and Bolshoy Patom, Bodaybinsky District.[3]
- ^ Proceedings of the Institute of Geology and Geophysics. Issue 383. Quaternary deposits of the extreme northeast of the USSR(in Russian
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "O-50 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 6 December 2021.