Ynnakh Mountain
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.
| Ynnakh Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Arga Ynnakh Khaya Gora Ulakhan Ynnakh Mat Gora | |
View of the mountain | |
| 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°ECoordinates: 67°25′N 134°52′E / 67.417°N 134.867°E[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Area | 134 km2 (52 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
Ynnakh Mountain | |
| Parent range | Chersky Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Granite massif |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Ese-Khayya |
The mountain has been classified as a natural monument of Russia with number 1420068.[5] It is an important mountain in Yakut culture, where the word "Ynnakh" comes from Yakut: Ыыннаах, meaning scary, creepy.[6]
Geography
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.[7]
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][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Image: Operational_Navigation_Chart_C-6,_3rd_edition.jpg". commons.wikimedia.org. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ^ a b Moss Flora of the Yana-Adycha Plateau
- ^ a b Mineral Catalogue - Кестерит (in Russian)
- ^ a b Palaeoclimate characteristics in interior Siberia of MIS 6–2: First insights from the Batagay permafrost mega-thaw slump in the Yana Highlands
- ^ Natural monuments - Yakutia
- ^ Toponimy of Regional Cultural Landscapes - Verkhoyansk District, Sakha (Yakutia) (in Russian)
- ^ ИНВЕСТИЦИОННЫЙ ПАСПОРТ муниципального образования «Верхоянский район» Республики Саха (Якутия) (in Russian)
- ^ CNALH Collection Search Parameters
External links
- Media related to Mat-Gora at Wikimedia Commons
- Beauty to share - Yakutia
- Arga-Ynnakh-Khaya granite Massif, Yana-Adycha Region
- Wolframoixiolite in lithium-fluoric granites of the Arga-Ynnakh-Khaysky massif, Yakutia