Pik Baikal

For other meanings, see Baykal (disambiguation).
Pik Baikal
Пик Байкал
Pik Baikal Sentinel-2 image
Highest point
Elevation2,841 m (9,321 ft)[1]
Prominence1,723.9 m (5,656 ft)
Coordinates54°37′20.3″N 110°27′23.6″E / 54.622306°N 110.456556°E / 54.622306; 110.456556[1]
Geography
Pik Baikal is located in Republic of Buryatia
Pik Baikal
Pik Baikal
Location in Buryatia
LocationBuryatia
Russian Far East
Parent rangeBarguzin Range,
South Siberian Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Maysky

Pik Baikal (Russian: Пик Байкал) is a mountain in the Barguzin Range, Buryatia, Russian Federation. This peak is located to the east of the eastern shore of neighboring Lake Baikal.[2]

Geography

This 2,841 m (9,321 ft) high peak is not only the highest point of the Barguzin Range, but also the highest summit of the ranges surrounding Lake Baikal.[3]

Pik Baikal is an ultra prominent peak that rises in the eastern flank of the Barguzin Range. Administratively the peak is part of the Kurumkansky District of Buryatia. The Barguzin River flows below the eastern slopes of the mountain.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Pik Baikal". PeakVisor.
  2. ^ Природа Байкала - Пик Байкал (in Russian)
  3. ^ Пик Байкал - наивысшая точка всех горных систем вокруг славного моря
  4. ^ "N-49 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ Google Earth
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