Kyun-Tas

Kyun-Tas
Кюн-Тас / Күн Таас
Kyun-Tas is located in Sakha Republic
Kyun-Tas
Kyun-Tas
Location in Sakha, Russia
Highest point
PeakUnnamed
Elevation1,083 m (3,553 ft)
Dimensions
Length100 km (62 mi) NW / SE
Width50 km (31 mi) NE / SW
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
DivisionUst-Yansky District
Range coordinates69°48′N 140°2′E / 69.800°N 140.033°E / 69.800; 140.033[1]
Parent rangeMomsko-Chersk Region,
East Siberian System
Borders on
Geology
Rock ageCretaceous
Rock type(s)Sandstone, mudstone

Kyun-Tas (Russian: Кюн-Тас; Yakut: Күн Таас) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2]

The Kyun-Tas is one of the mountain areas of Yakutia where there are kigilyakh rock formations.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Map of Khrebet Kyuntas in Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia". cartographic.info. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. ^ Natural regions of the U.S.S.R - Internet Archive
  3. ^ "Murzin Yuri Andreyevich, Kigilyakhi of Yakutia". Archived from the original on 2020-05-08. Retrieved 2019-11-28.
  4. ^ "Types of weathering". farbitis.ru. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  5. ^ Gorbatovsky, Vladimir (2022). Сакральные места России [Sacred places of Russia] (in Russian). p. 179.