The Silyap Range (Russian: Силяпский хребет; Yakut: Силэп) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Ust-Nera.[1]

Silyap Range
Силяпский хребет / Силэп
Silyap Range is located in Sakha Republic
Silyap Range
Silyap Range
Location in Sakha, Russia
Highest point
PeakMount Chyon
Elevation2,690 m (8,830 ft)
Dimensions
Length100 km (62 mi) W/E
Width30 km (19 mi) N/S
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Range coordinates65°15′N 141°45′E / 65.250°N 141.750°E / 65.250; 141.750
Parent rangeChersky Range,
East Siberian System
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Ust-Nera

Geography

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The Silyap Range rises in the central area of the Chersky Range, to the west of the upper course of the Indigirka.[2] Although the range is one of the smallest of the system, it has some of the most massive mountains of the range. The Silyap Range stretches in a roughly west–east direction for about 100 kilometers (62 mi). The highest peak is 2,690 metres (8,830 ft) high Mount Chyon (Гора Чён), also known as "Gora Chen", an ultra-prominent peak.[3]

The larger Borong Range, another subrange of the Chersky Mountains, rises to the northwest, and the Porozhny Range to the north. The northern end of the Tas-Kystabyt rises roughly 70 km to the south of the range.[4][5]

 
Schematic map of the Chersky System, with the Silyap range roughly in the center.

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References

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  1. ^ Moss flora of the Ust-Nera region in the upper course of Indigirka River, East Yakutia
  2. ^ A Contribution to the Liverwort Flora of the Upper Course of Indigirka River, East Yakutia
  3. ^ Массив Чен
  4. ^ Google Earth
  5. ^ "P-53_54 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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