Chersky Peak | |
Other Name: | Пик Черского / Хара-Болдог |
Elevation M: | 2090 |
Prominence M: | 352 |
Location: | Irkutsk Oblast Russian Far East |
Map: | Russia Irkutsk Oblast |
Map Relief: | yes |
Range: | Khamar-Daban, South Siberian Mountains |
Coordinates: | 51.5156°N 103.6258°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
Chersky Peak (Russian: link=no|Пик Черского; Buriat: link=no|Хара-Болдог) is a mountain in the Komarinsky Range, Khamar-Daban, Russian Federation.
This peak is named after Polish explorer Jan Czerski (1845 - 1892), who greatly contributed to the study of neighboring Lake Baikal.[2]
This 2,090 m high peak is one of the highest points of the Khamar-Daban Range, part of the South Siberian System of ranges. It rises in the Komarinsky subrange of the Khamar-Daban. Administratively the Chersky Peak is part of the Slyudyansky District, at the southern end of Irkutsk Oblast. Lake Serdtse is located below the southern slopes of the mountain.[3]