Chersky Peak

Mountain in Russia

For the mountain in the Baikal Range, see Mount Chersky.

Chersky Peak

Пик Черского / Хара-Болдог

View of the peak in February

Highest point
Elevation| 2,090 m (6,860 ft)[1]
Prominence| 352 m (1,155 ft)
Coordinates| 51°30′56″N 103°37′33″E﻿ / ﻿51.51556°N 103.62583°E﻿ / 51.51556; 103.62583[1]
Geography

Chersky Peak

Location in Irkutsk Oblast

Location| Irkutsk Oblast
Russian Far East
Parent range| Khamar-Daban,
South Siberian Mountains

Chersky Peak (Russian: Пик Черского; Buryat: Хара-Болдог) is a mountain in the Komarinsky Range, Khamar-Daban, Russian Federation.

This peak is named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892), who greatly contributed to the study of neighboring Lake Baikal.[2]

## Geography

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This 2,090 m high peak is one of the highest points of the Khamar-Daban Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It rises in the Komarinsky subrange of the Khamar-Daban. Administratively the Chersky Peak is part of the Slyudyansky District, at the southern end of Irkutsk Oblast. Lake Serdtse is located below the southern slopes of the mountain.[3]

## See also

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* List of mountains and hills of Russia

## References

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1. ^ a b "Pik Cherskogo". PeakVisor.
2. ^ Природа Байкала - вершина Пик Черского (in Russian)
3. ^ Google Earth

## External links

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* Media related to Chersky Peak at Wikimedia Commons

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