Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban | |
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Хама́р-Даба́н / Һамар дабаан | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Utulinskaya Podkova |
Elevation | 2,396 m (7,861 ft) |
Dimensions | |
Length | 420 km (260 mi) E/W |
Width | 65 km (40 mi) N/S |
Geography | |
Location in Buryatia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Buryatia and Irkutsk Oblast |
Range coordinates | 51°25′N 104°30′E / 51.417°N 104.500°E |
Parent range | South Siberian System |
Borders on | Eastern Sayan |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Slate, gneiss, basalt, limestone and granite intrusions |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Gusinoozyorsk |
Khamar-Daban (Russian: Хама́р-Даба́н; Buryat: Һамар дабаан, from хамар – "nut", and дабаан – "pass" or "ridge"), is a mountain range in Southern Siberia, Russia.
Geography
The range is located in Buryatia, with a small section in Irkutsk Oblast. It rises near the Baikal Mountains not far from Lake Baikal. It forms a geographic prolongation of the Sayan Mountains. The highest peak is Utulinskaya Podkova at 2,396 m (7,861 ft); 2,090 m (6,860 ft) high Chersky Peak is another important summit. The southern end of the range is part of the Selenga Highlands. The climate of the northern part of the range is affected by Lake Baikal, being temperate and humid, with precipitation up to 1,300 mm (51 in) per year. The average January temperature is −16 to −18 °C (3 to 0 °F).
Climate
Climate data for Khamar-Daban | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.0 (12.2) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.0 (60.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
3.2 (37.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.6 (2.1) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
−20.1 (−4.2) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
5.4 (41.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−15.3 (4.5) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
−7.2 (19.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −38.6 (−37.5) |
−39.6 (−39.3) |
−33.4 (−28.1) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−27.2 (−17.0) |
−34.8 (−30.6) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−39.6 (−39.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.3 (1.15) |
27.5 (1.08) |
56.6 (2.23) |
93.7 (3.69) |
124.0 (4.88) |
195.0 (7.68) |
275.4 (10.84) |
229.0 (9.02) |
149.4 (5.88) |
81.3 (3.20) |
56.0 (2.20) |
39.7 (1.56) |
1,356.9 (53.41) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.3 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 183.6 |
Source: climatebase.ru |
In popular culture
The song of the same name by Yuri Vizbor, written in 1962, is dedicated to the range.
1993 incident
Six members of a seven-person hiking group led by Lyudmila Korovina died in mysterious circumstances in 1993. Valentina Utochenko was the only survivor. Later autopsies found signs of hypothermia and protein deficiency in the deceased members of the hiking group.