Khamar-Daban

Khamar-Daban
Хама́р-Даба́н / Һамар дабаан
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakUtulinskaya Podkova
Elevation2,396 m (7,861 ft)
Dimensions
Length420 km (260 mi) E/W
Width65 km (40 mi) N/S
Geography
Khamar-Daban is located in Far Eastern Federal District
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban is located in Republic of Buryatia
Khamar-Daban
Khamar-Daban (Republic of Buryatia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBuryatia and Irkutsk Oblast
Range coordinates51°25′N 104°30′E / 51.417°N 104.500°E / 51.417; 104.500
Parent rangeSouth Siberian System
Borders onEastern Sayan
Geology
Type of rockSlate, gneiss, basalt, limestone and granite intrusions
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom 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).

The Khamar-Daban Range, near Kamensk.

Climate

Climate data for Khamar-Daban
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.

See also


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