Kedon Range

The Kedon Range (Russian: Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.^[2]

Kedon Range
Кедонский хребет
Kedon Range, Central Kolyma Mountains, ONC map section
Highest point
Peak	Unnamed
Elevation	1,661 m (5,449 ft)[1]
Dimensions
Length	150 km (93 mi) NW/SE
Width	50 km (31 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Kedon Range Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia Show map of Far Eastern Federal District Kedon Range Kedon Range (Magadan Oblast) Show map of Magadan Oblast
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Magadan Oblast
District	Severo-Evensky District
Range coordinates	64°30′N 159°30′E[2]
Parent range	Kolyma Highlands, East Siberian System
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Rock age	Mesozoic[3]
Climbing
Easiest route	From Omolon

The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains are not very high and are dissected by numerous river valleys, mainly tributaries of the Kedon. The area of the range is uninhabited.

History

Formerly there was a village in the southern area of the range where the Buksunda (Буксунда) reindeer-breeding state farm operated.^[4] It was located at 64°07′18″N 159°14′35″E by the left bank of the 42 kilometers (26 mi) long Tik river (Тик), a right tributary of the Kedon. The village had 115 inhabitants in 1984 but lost its population at the turn of the millennium. Now it lies abandoned.^[5]

Geography

The Kedon Range rises in the central sector of the Kolyma Highlands system. The main ridge runs in an arch to the west and southwest of the course of the Omolon. It stretches from the south to the northwest for over 150 kilometers (93 mi) from the eastern end of the Molkaty Range in the south. The southern end is not clearly delimited, with the Kedon and Molkaty ranges merging with each other. To the west and northwest rises the Kongin Range. The highest mountain of the range is a 1,661 metres (5,449 ft) high peak located in the southern part of the range.^[1]

Amethyst of the Kedon Range area.

Hydrography

The 261 kilometers (162 mi) long Kedon river originates in the Molkaty Range to the south and cuts across the central area of the Kedon Range on its way northwards. Further upstream of its mouth many short left tributaries of the Omolon, such as the 117 kilometers (73 mi) long Pravaya Khulchan (Правый Хуличан) have their sources in the range.^[6][7][8][1]

Flora

The slopes of the Kedon Range are bare and have a barren look. There are sparse larch forests in the valleys.^[4]

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Russia