Vitim Plateau

Vitim Plateau
Вити́мское плоского́рье / Витимэй хадалиг газар
The Vitim in its upper course flowing across the plateau
Highest point
Elevation1,846 m (6,056 ft)
Dimensions
Length450 km (280 mi)
Width250 km (160 mi)
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Geography
Vitim Plateau is located in Republic of Buryatia
Vitim Plateau
Vitim Plateau
Location in Buryatia, Russia
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia
RegionTransbaikalia
Range coordinates54°00′N 113°30′E / 54.000°N 113.500°E / 54.000; 113.500
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Bagdarin Airport
Parts of the Vitim Plateau have been traditionally inhabited by Evenks. Bauntovsky District.

Vitim Plateau is a plateau in Buryatia and Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The plateau is sparsely populated, the main settlements are Romanovka and Bagdarin. An area of the plateau is an ancient volcanic field with a number of cinder cones and volcanoes, the last of which was active about 810,000 years before present.

The P436 regional road connecting Ulan-Ude and Chita passes through Romanovka across the plateau.