Mus-Khaya Mountain

Mus-Khaya Mountain
Mus-Khaya Mountain
Elevation 2,959 m (9,708 ft)
Location
Location Sakha Republic, Russia
Range Suntar-Khayata Range
Coordinates 62°36′00″N 140°53′00″E / 62.6°N 140.8833333°E / 62.6; 140.8833333

Mus-Khaya Mountain (Russian: Мус-Хая, Sakha: Муус Хайа) is a mountain in Sakha Republic and the highest point of Suntar-Khayata Range.

An elevation of ice-covered summit is 2,959 m.[1]

The mountain is located 485 km to the south of Arctic Circle and 135 km to the southwest of Oymyakon.

The Mus-Khaya means Icy Mountain in Sakha language.

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