Ezop Range

The Ezop Range (Russian: Хребет Эзоп) is a range of mountains in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively it belongs partly to Amur Oblast and partly to the Khabarovsk Krai of the Russian Federation.

Ezop Range
Хребет Эзоп
View of the range from the north
Highest point
Peak	Unnamed
Elevation	2,241 m (7,352 ft)
Dimensions
Length	150 km (93 mi) E/W
Geography
Ezop Range Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
Location	Amur Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian Far East
Range coordinates	52°50′N 134°20′E
Parent range	Yankan - Tukuringra - Soktakhan - Dzhagdy
Borders on	Turan Range
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock type(s)	Granite and volcanic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	From Ogodzha

The range is part of the Ezop / Yam-Alin volcanic zone.^[1]

Geography

The Ezop is a range in northeastern Siberia, located in the eastern end of Amur Oblast and the southwestern side of Khabarovsk Krai. It is part of the Yankan - Tukuringra - Soktakhan - Dzhagdy group of mountain ranges.^[2]

The Ezop Range runs in a roughly east/west direction for about 150 kilometres (93 mi). The Selemdzha River has its sources in the range. To the north of the mountain chain rises the Selemdzha Range running roughly parallel to it. The northern end of the Turan Range meets the southern slopes of the range from the south. At the eastern end rise the Yam-Alin and Dusse-Alin ranges, which run in a north/south direction in Khabarovsk Krai. To the southwest lies the Zeya-Bureya Lowland.^[3] The highest point of the Ezop is a 2,241 metres (7,352 ft) high unnamed summit.^[4]

Flora

The slopes of the range are covered by taiga, mainly consisting of larch, up to elevations of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).^[2]

See also

• Northeast Siberian taiga
• Palearctic realm
• Temperate coniferous forest