Ynnakh Mountain | |
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Arga Ynnakh Khaya Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh Mat Gora | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,609 m (5,279 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Russia |
Coordinates | 67°25′N 134°52′E / 67.417°N 134.867°E [2] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Parent range | Chersky Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite massif |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Ese-Khayya |
Ynnakh Mountain, also known as Arga Ynnakh Khaya [3] ( Russian: Арга Ыннах Хая), Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh [1] ( Russian: Гора Улахан Ыннах) and as Mother Mountain ( Russian: Мать-Гора), [4] is a mountain in Verkhoyansky District, Yakutia, Russian Federation.
The mountain has been classified as a natural monument of Russia with number 1420068.[ citation needed] It is an important mountain in Yakut culture, where the word "Ynnakh" comes from Yakut: Ыыннаах, meaning scary, creepy. [5]
Ynnakh Mountain is a granite massif located north of the Yana Plateau between the Yana River and the Adycha, a right hand tributary of the Yana. The mountain rises at the western limit of the Chersky Range, near the eastern foothills of the Verkhoyansk Range , a few miles to the southeast of Ese-Khayya. [6]
The height of the summit is 1,609 metres (5,279 ft) according to the Operational Navigation Chart. [1] According to other sources it is 1,622 metres (5,322 ft) high. [4] The mineral kesterite is found in the mountain. [3]
There is sparse forest in the lower slopes and at the feet of the mountain. Mid and higher elevations have mountain tundra with mosses and lichens. [2] [7]
Ynnakh Mountain | |
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Arga Ynnakh Khaya Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh Mat Gora | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,609 m (5,279 ft) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Russia |
Coordinates | 67°25′N 134°52′E / 67.417°N 134.867°E [2] |
Dimensions | |
Area | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Parent range | Chersky Range |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Granite massif |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Ese-Khayya |
Ynnakh Mountain, also known as Arga Ynnakh Khaya [3] ( Russian: Арга Ыннах Хая), Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh [1] ( Russian: Гора Улахан Ыннах) and as Mother Mountain ( Russian: Мать-Гора), [4] is a mountain in Verkhoyansky District, Yakutia, Russian Federation.
The mountain has been classified as a natural monument of Russia with number 1420068.[ citation needed] It is an important mountain in Yakut culture, where the word "Ynnakh" comes from Yakut: Ыыннаах, meaning scary, creepy. [5]
Ynnakh Mountain is a granite massif located north of the Yana Plateau between the Yana River and the Adycha, a right hand tributary of the Yana. The mountain rises at the western limit of the Chersky Range, near the eastern foothills of the Verkhoyansk Range , a few miles to the southeast of Ese-Khayya. [6]
The height of the summit is 1,609 metres (5,279 ft) according to the Operational Navigation Chart. [1] According to other sources it is 1,622 metres (5,322 ft) high. [4] The mineral kesterite is found in the mountain. [3]
There is sparse forest in the lower slopes and at the feet of the mountain. Mid and higher elevations have mountain tundra with mosses and lichens. [2] [7]