- Yablonoi Mountains
The Yablonoi Mountains or Yablonovy Mountains is a
mountain range inSiberia . The range runs north-east fromMongolia , passing just to the east ofLake Baikal . The Yablonoi Mountains run for about 1600 kilometers before joining with theStanovoi Range . The range forms the dividing line between the rivers that empty into theArctic Ocean and those that empty into thePacific . The range is not particularly tall or large, being long and thin. The tallest peak isMount Sokhondo at 2,500 meters.The isolated range is sparsely inhabited with most settlements being based around mines. The area is especially rich in
tin . TheTrans-Siberian Railroad runs parallel to the range before going through atunnel to bypass the heights.One of the most known pieces in these mountains is called the hanging rock.
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