Chersky Range (Transbaikalia)

Chersky Range
Хребет Черского
The Sukhotino rocks rising above the Ingoda River
Highest point
PeakGolets Chingikhan
Elevation1,644 m (5,394 ft)[1]
Coordinates52°46′43″N 114°29′14″E / 52.77861°N 114.48722°E / 52.77861; 114.48722
Dimensions
Length650 km (400 mi) NE/SW
Width50 km (31 mi) SE/NW
Geography
Chersky Range is located in Zabaykalsky Krai
Chersky Range
Chersky Range
Location in the Transbaikal region
CountryRussia
KraiZabaykalsky Krai
Range coordinates52°10′N 113°50′E / 52.167°N 113.833°E / 52.167; 113.833
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Geology
Rock age(s)Precambrian, Mesozoic
Rock typegranite

The Chersky Range (Russian: Хребет Черского) is a mountain range in the Transbaikal Region (Zabaykalsky Krai) of Siberia, Russia. The range rises east of the city of Chita. It is named after explorer Jan Czerski and was formerly known as "Alentuy Range".[2]

  1. ^ Голец Чингикан - Wikimapia
  2. ^ "Черского, хребет" [Chersky Range] (in Russian). Энциклопедия Забайкалья. Retrieved 25 July 2021. (in Russian)