| Synnyr Сынныр | |
| Country: | Russia |
| Region Type: | Federal subject |
| Region: | Buryatia / Irkutsk Oblast |
| Parent: | North Baikal Highlands South Siberian System |
| Highest: | Inyaptuk Golets |
| Elevation M: | 2514 |
| Coordinates: | 56.4039°N 111.0853°W |
| Length Orientation: | SW / NE |
| Length Km: | 200 |
| Width Km: | 50 |
| Range Coordinates: | 56.75°N 111°W |
| Geology: | Gneiss, crystalline schist, volcanic rock |
| Period: | Late Riphean |
| Map: | Russia Buryatia |
| Easiest Route: | From Chara Airport |
Synnyr (ru|Сынныр) is a mountain massif in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russian Federation. The range is part of the Baikal Rift Zone.[1]
There is potash mining in the range at the Synnyr mine.[2] [3] [4]
The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly 200km (100miles) between the Akitkan Range and the Upper Angara Range, west of the northwestern end of the Stanovoy Highlands, with the Patom Highlands to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and Mama rivers. The Chuya, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.[1] [5]
The heights of the range summits decrease from 2500m (8,200feet) in the southwest to 1300m (4,300feet)in the northeast. The highest peak is 2514m (8,248feet) high Inyaptuk Golets, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.[6]
The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by larch taiga, with mountain tundra and bare rocky summits (golets) at higher elevations.[6]