Mount Chyon (Russian: Гора Чён, romanized: Gora Chyon),[3] also known as "Gora Chen", is a mountain in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. At 2,690 m (8,830 ft) it is the highest summit in the Silyap Range, part of the central Chersky Range, East Siberian System.[1]

Mount Chyon
Гора Чён
Mt Chyon Sentinel-2 image
Highest point
Elevation2,690 m (8,830 ft)
Prominence1,740 m (5,710 ft)[1]
Coordinates65°17′03″N 141°48′10″E / 65.28417°N 141.80278°E / 65.28417; 141.80278[1] [2]
Geography
Mount Chyon Гора Чён is located in Sakha Republic
Mount Chyon Гора Чён
Location in Yakutia, Russia
LocationSakha Republic, Russia
Parent rangeSilyap Range
Chersky Range
Geology
Mountain typeUltra
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Ust-Nera

An ultra-prominent peak, it rises in a desolate area about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of the Indigirka.[4][5]

The nearest airport is Ust-Nera Airport.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gora Chën". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ "Гора Чён (Чёнг)". Wikimapia.
  3. ^ Аркадий Андреев, Горы Якутии (Arkady Andreyev, Mountains of Yakutia) p. 30
  4. ^ Гора Чён, Республика Саха Якутия, Россия
  5. ^ Геологи продолжают путь - Галченко Иннокентий Иванович - IV. Левобережный маршрут
  6. ^ Google Earth
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