Aigulak ridge - a mountain range in Altai , in the Ongudai and Ulagan regions of the Altai Republic of Russia . The ridge has a sub-latitudinal stretch of 85 kilometers; it is a watershed of the Chuya and Kadrin rivers.
| Aigulak Range | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 2752 m |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| The subject of the Russian Federation | Altai Republic |
| Mountain system | Altai mountains |
In the west it is bounded by the Katun valley, in the east it adjoins the Kurai ridge , the border is the narrow valley of the Chibit river. The western part of the Aigulak ridge is actually a system of three ranges, however, the small Saljar ridges (Kadrin β Ailagush interfluve) and the Ailagush ridge ( Ailagush β Inya interfluve [1] ) are usually considered part of the Aigulak ridge [2] .
The ridge is covered with cedar - larch taiga , above 2000 m above sea level. - mountain tundra . The highest point of the ridge (2752 m) is located in the upper reaches of the Yarbalyk river.
See also
- Kurai ridge
- Sumultinsky ridge
Notes
- β Karst and caves in the center of the Altai Mountains (Unavailable link) . Archived May 15, 2008. , G. M. Maksimov, βLightβ, No. 4 (10), p.20, 1993.
- β Altai morphotectonics , I. S. Novikov, 2004.
Links
- Yarbalyk: from source to confluence , photographs in the region of the highest point of the ridge.