Salair Ridge

Salair Ridge
Салаирский кряж
View of the range
Highest point
Peak	Kivda
Elevation	621 m (2,037 ft)
Coordinates	54°05′N 85°50′E[1]
Dimensions
Length	300 km (190 mi) NW / SE
Width	30 km (19 mi) NE/ SW
Geography
Salair Ridge Location
Location	Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast
Parent range	Altai Mountains, South Siberian System
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock type(s)	Granite, sandstone, limestone and tuff
Climbing
Easiest route	from Novokuznetsk

USSR map of Salair Ridge

Salair Ridge (pronounced sah-lah-EER; Russian: Салаирский кряж is a plateau-type highland in Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast and Novosibirsk Oblast, Russian Federation.

There are ski resorts in the mountains. The Salair National Park is a protected area in the western slopes.[2]

Geography

It is a low and eroded prolongation of the Altai Mountains in Southwestern Siberia and separates the Kuznetsk Depression from the Ob River Plain to the southwest, ending with the Bugotak Hills. Its main ridge is nearly parallel to that of the Kuznetsk Alatau. The ridge is some 300 kilometres (190 mi) in length and between 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) and 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide.[1]

The mountains are rich in complex ores. The highest peak is Kivda (Russian: Кивда), at 621 metres (2,037 ft).[3]

Major rivers include the Berd, Suenga, and Chumysh.

See also

• Geography of South-Central Siberia
• South Siberian Mountains

References

1. "N-45 Topographic Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 18 October 2024.
2. Постановление Правительства Российской Федерации от 11.09.2020 № 1399 - "О создании национального парка "Салаир"
3. САЛАИ́РСКИЙ КРЯЖ, Great Russian Encyclopedia

External links

• Media related to Salair Ridge at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Russian)Salair Ridge
• (in Russian)A map of paleolithic settlements at Salair Ridge