Barguzin Range | |
Country: | Russia |
Region Type: | Federal subject |
Region: | Buryatia |
Highest: | Baikal Peak |
Elevation M: | 2840 |
Range Coordinates: | 54.7°N 134°W |
Parent: | South Siberian System |
Geology: | Granite, shale |
Period: | Upper Proterozoic |
Map: | Russia Buryatia |
Easiest Route: | From Ulan-Ude |
Barguzin Range (Russian: Баргузинский хребет) is a range in Buryatia, Russia along the northeastern shore of Baikal.[1]
Its length is 280 km, height up to 2,840 m. It is mostly covered by larch taiga. The range bounds the Barguzin Valley on the northwest. A part of the Barguzin Nature Reserve is located on the western slopes of the range.