| Kedon Range | |
| Other Name: | Кедонский хребет |
| Country: | Russia |
| Subdivision2 Type: | Federal subject |
| Subdivision2: | Magadan Oblast |
| Subdivision3 Type: | District |
| Subdivision3: | Severo-Evensky District |
| Highest: | Unnamed |
| Elevation M: | 1661 |
| Range Coordinates: | 64.5°N 189°W |
| Parent: | Kolyma Highlands, East Siberian System |
| Age: | Mesozoic[1] |
| Orogeny: | Alpine orogeny |
| Map: | Russia Far Eastern Federal District#Russia Magadan Oblast |
| Length Km: | 150 |
| Length Orientation: | NW/SE |
| Width Km: | 50 |
| Width Orientation: | NE/SW |
| Easiest Route: | From Omolon |
The Kedon Range (Russian: Кедонский хребет) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[2]
The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains are not very high and are dissected by numerous river valleys, mainly tributaries of the Kedon. The area of the range is uninhabited.
Formerly there was a village in the southern area of the range where the Buksunda (Буксунда) reindeer-breeding state farm operated.[3] It was located at 64.1217°N 159.2431°W by the left bank of the 42km (26miles) long Tik river (Тик), a right tributary of the Kedon. The village had 115 inhabitants in 1984 but lost its population at the turn of the millennium. Now it lies abandoned.[4]
The Kedon Range rises in the central sector of the Kolyma Highlands system. The main ridge runs in an arch to the west and southwest of the course of the Omolon. It stretches from the south to the northwest for over 150km (90miles) from the eastern end of the Molkaty Range in the south. The southern end is not clearly delimited, with the Kedon and Molkaty ranges merging with each other. To the west and northwest rises the Kongin Range. The highest mountain of the range is a 1661m (5,449feet) high peak located in the southern part of the range.[5]
The 261km (162miles) long Kedon river originates in the Molkaty Range to the south and cuts across the central area of the Kedon Range on its way northwards. Further upstream of its mouth many short left tributaries of the Omolon, such as the 117km (73miles) long Pravaya Khulchan (Правый Хуличан) have their sources in the range.[6] [7] [5]
The slopes of the Kedon Range are bare and have a barren look. There are sparse larch forests in the valleys.[3]
