East Siberian Mountains

East Siberian Mountains
Восточно-Сибирское нагорье
View of the northern end of the Chersky Range
Highest point
Peak	Pobeda
Elevation	3,003 m (9,852 ft)
Coordinates	65°10′38″N 146°00′35″E / 65.17722°N 146.00972°E / 65.17722; 146.00972
Dimensions
Length	2,700 km (1,700 mi)
Width	1,200 km (750 mi)
Area	2,000,000 square kilometres (770,000 sq mi)
Geography
East Siberian Mountains Location in Eastern Russia
Country	Russia
Federal subjects	Sakha Republic, Magadan Oblast, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai and Khabarovsk Krai
Range coordinates	65°N 158°E / 65°N 158°E / 65; 158
Borders on	Central Yakutian Lowland, East Siberian Lowland and South Siberian Mountains
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Climbing
Easiest route	From Yakutsk or Magadan

The East Siberian Mountains or East Siberian Highlands (Russian: Восточно-Сибирское нагорье, romanized: Vostochno-Sibirskoye Nagorye) are one of the largest mountain systems of the Russian Federation. They are located between the Central Yakutian Lowland and the Bering Strait in Northeast Siberia. The area of the East Siberian Mountains has a very low population density.^[1] The territory of the mountain system is one of the Great Russian Regions.

In some areas of the East Siberian Mountains, such as the Kisilyakh Range and the Oymyakon Plateau there are kigilyakhs, the rock formations that are highly valued in the culture of the Yakuts.^[2]