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Third highest peak of Russia Pik Pushkina [4] Пик Пушкина 5100 m 16,732 ft: 50 m 164 ft: 0.27 km 0.17 mi Bokovoy Range Greater Caucasus Kabardino-Balkaria: Located in the mountain massif of Dykh-Tau Jangi-Tau [5] Джангитау 5085 m
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of Russia" The following 92 pages are in this category, out of 92 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abakan Range;
Mount Elbrus [a] is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe.It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in the supercontinent of Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world. [7]
Some historians believe that the Altai mountain region may have been the location where skiing was born, however this remains disputed. Evidence to support the claims includes several cave petroglyphs within the Altai Mountains in modern China that depict human figures on skis that are chasing after an ibex. According to a study published by ...
The mountains lie within the Ural geographical region and significantly overlap with the Ural Federal District and the Ural economic region. Their resources include metal ores, coal, and precious and semi-precious stones. Since the 18th century, the mountains have contributed significantly to the mineral sector of the Russian economy. The ...
Forty of Russia's rivers longer than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) are east of the Ural Mountains, including the three major rivers that drain Siberia as they flow northward to the Arctic Ocean: the Irtysh-Ob system (totaling 5,380 kilometres or 3,340 miles), the Yenisey (5,075 kilometres or 3,153 miles), and the Lena (4,294 kilometres or 2,668 ...
The area of the East Siberian Mountains has a very low population density. [1] The territory of the mountain system is one of the Great Russian Regions. In some areas of the East Siberian Mountains, such as the Kisilyakh Range and the Oymyakon Plateau there are kigilyakhs, the rock formations that are highly valued in the culture of the Yakuts. [2]
Central Russian Upland: Zaitseva Gora: Зайцева Гора 275 metres (902 ft) Kaluga Oblast: Central Russian Upland: Unnamed — 274.5 metres (901 ft) Kursk Oblast: Near Olkhovatka village, Central Russian Upland: Unnamed — 274.2 metres (900 ft) Tomsk Oblast: Slight elevation in the West Siberian Plain: Unnamed — 271.4 metres (890 ft)