Mount Chersky

For the mountain in the Komarinsky Range, see Chersky Peak.

Mount Chersky (Russian: Гора Черского) is a mountain in the Baikal Range, Russian Federation.

Mount Chersky
Гора Черского
Mt Chersky Sentinel-2 image
Highest point
Elevation	2,572 m (8,438 ft)[1]
Prominence	1,596 m (5,236 ft)[2]
Listing	List of ultras of Northeast Asia, Ribu
Coordinates	55°03′56″N 108°41′06″E[2]
Geography
Mount Chersky Location in Buryatia
Location	Buryatia / Irkutsk Oblast Russian Far East
Parent range	Baikal Range, South Siberian Mountains

This peak is named after Lithuanian explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892, Ivan Chersky transcribed from Russian), who greatly contributed to the study of Lake Baikal.^[1]

Geography

This 2,572 m (8,438 ft) high mountain is the highest point of the Baikal Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It is an ultra-prominent peak, located near Lake Baikal, in the border of Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia.^[3]

See also

• List of mountains and hills of Russia
• List of ultras of Northeast Asia