| Silyap Range | |
|---|---|
| Силяпский хребет / Силэп | |
Silyap Range Location in Sakha, Russia | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Chyon |
| Elevation | 2,690 m (8,830 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 100 km (62 mi) W/E |
| Width | 30 km (19 mi) N/S |
| Geography | |
Country | Russia |
| Sakha Republic | |
Range coordinates | 65°15′N 141°45′E / 65.250°N 141.750°E / 65.250; 141.750 |
| Parent range | Chersky Range, East Siberian System |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Ust-Nera |
The Silyap Range (Russian: Силяпский хребет; Yakut: Силэп) is a mountain range in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Ust-Nera.1
Geography
The Silyap Range rises in the central area of the Chersky Range, to the west of the upper course of the Indigirka.2 Although the range is one of the smallest of the system, it has some of the most massive mountains of the range. The Silyap Range stretches in a roughly west–east direction for about 100 kilometers (62 mi). The highest peak is 2,690 metres (8,830 ft) high Mount Chyon (Гора Чён), also known as "Gora Chen", an ultra-prominent peak.3
The larger Borong Range, another subrange of the Chersky Mountains, rises to the northwest, and the Porozhny Range to the north. The northern end of the Tas-Kystabyt rises roughly 70 km to the south of the range.45
