| Baikal Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Байкальский хребет | |
 View of the mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Chersky |
| Elevation | 2,572 m (8,438 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Baikal Mountains | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal Subject | Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast |
| Range coordinates | 55°00′N 108°00′E / 55.000°N 108.000°E |
| Parent range | South Siberian Mountains |
The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Russian: Байкальский хребет, Baykalskiy khrebet; Buryat: Байгалай дабаан, Baigalai dabaan) are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[1] The highest peak in the range is 2,572 m high Mount Chersky, named after Russian explorer Ivan Chersky.[2]
- ^ "Biakado-Lensky". Center for Nature Conservation - Wild Russia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-23.
- ^ Природа Байкала - гора Черского (in Russian)