Kyun-Tas (; ) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[ Natural regions of the U.S.S.R - Internet Archive]
The Kyun-Tas is one of the mountain areas of Yakutia where there are kigilyakh .
Geography
The Kyun-Tas is located northeast of
Deputatsky,
[ mindat.org Deputatsky, Ust’-Yanskiy Rayon, Respublika Sakha (Yakutiya), Russia] between the
Selennyakh Range and the western end of the
Polousny Range. It rises at the southern limit of the Yana-Indigirka Lowland, northwest of the
Aby Lowland.
It is a broad massif with mountains of middle height and smooth slopes.
[ Map - ист карты R-54-XXI, XXII Омчикандя. Масштаб: 1 : 200 000. Указать дату выпуска/состояния местности.]
The main ridge stretches in a roughly southeast/northwest direction west of the eastern slopes of the Selennyakh Range for about .[Google Earth] Although the range is smaller, the highest summits of the Kyun-Tas are higher than those of the neighboring Polousny Range. The highest peak, located in the northern part, is high; there is another high peak at the southeastern end that is .
Hydrography
The long
Nuchcha, a tributary of the
Chondon, originates in the range. Also the long Baky, one of the rivers that forms the
Uyandina tributary of the
Indigirka, has its source in Lake Baky, located at the junction of the Kyun-Tas and the western end of the Polousny Range.
See also
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