Baikal Mountains should not be confused with Primorsky Range.
| Baikal Mountains | |
| Other Name: | Байкальский хребет |
| Country: | Russia |
| Region Type: | Federal Subject |
| Parent: | South Siberian Mountains |
| Highest: | Mount Chersky |
| Elevation M: | 2572 |
| Range Coordinates: | 55°N 108°W |
| Map: | Russia Irkutsk Oblast |
The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Russian: Байкальский хребет, Baykalskiy khrebet; Buriat: Байгалай дабаан, Baigalai dabaan) are a mountain range that rises steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.[1] The highest peak in the range is 2,572 m high Mount Chersky, named after Russian explorer Ivan Chersky.[2]
The Baikal Mountains are connected with the Primorsky Range to the south, which also stretches along the lakeshore. The Akitkan Range, part of the North Baikal Highlands, is a northern extension of the mountain chain.These mountains are the origin of the Lena River. The Lena-Angara Plateau, part of the Central Siberian Plateau, lies to the west of the Baikal Mountains.[3]
The mountain slopes near Lake Baikal are densely wooded with grey alder, Eurasian aspen, downy birch, Siberian larch, Siberian fir, Scots pine, and Siberian spruce.[4]