Bystrinsky Golets

Bystrinsky Golets (Russian: Быстринский Голец), also known as Barun-Shabartuy, is a mountain in the Chikokon Range. Administratively it is part of the Transbaikal Krai, Russian Federation.

Bystrinsky Golets
Быстринский Голец
Bystrinsky Golets
Transbaikal Krai,
Russian Far East
Highest point
Elevation2,519 m (8,264 ft)[1]
Coordinates49°43′0″N 109°57′0″E
Geography
LocationTransbaikal Krai,
Russian Far East
Parent rangeChikokon Range,
Khentei-Daur Highlands

The mountain was officially declared a natural monument in 1988.[2]

Geography

This 2,519 m (8,264 ft) high mountain is the highest point of the Khentei-Daur Highlands, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is located in the western part of the highlands, just a little north of the border with Mongolia.[1] the Bystrinsky Golets is a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak that rises just above the source of the Chikoy River.[3] The Bystrinsky Golets is part of the Chikoy National Park.

See also

  • List of mountains in Russia

References

  1. Быстринский Голец, Small Encyclopedia of Transbaikalia
  2. Resolution of the Chita Oblast Executive Committee No. 593. 29 December 1988
  3. Google Earth
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