Ikat Range

Ikat Range
Russian: Икатский хребет
Ikat Bowl mountain lake in the range, a traditional sacred place for the Evenks.
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation2,574 m (8,445 ft)
Coordinates55°01′53″N 111°50′04″E / 55.03139°N 111.83444°E / 55.03139; 111.83444
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) NE/SW
Width50 km (31 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Ikat Range is located in Republic of Buryatia
Ikat Range
Ikat Range
Location in Buryatia, Russia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
Range coordinates53°36′N 111°0′E / 53.600°N 111.000°E / 53.600; 111.000
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Borders onSelenga Highlands
Vitim Plateau
Geology
Rock typeMetamorphic schists with granite intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Kurumkan Airport

Ikat Range (Russian: Икатский хребет) is a mountain range in Buryatia, Russia. It runs in a parallel direction to the Baikal Rift. The range is named after two small rivers sharing the name "Ikat" which have their sources in opposite slopes of the range one is a tributary of the Gargi (Barguzin basin) and the other a tributary of the Vitimkan (Vitim basin).

The name of the range originated in an Evenki word. A section of the northwestern slopes of the range is part of the Dzherginsky Nature Reserve, a protected area.[1][2]