Angachak Range


The Angachak Range is a mountain range in the Magadan Oblast, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. The nearest city is Susuman, and the nearest airport Susuman Airport.

Geography

The Angachak Range rises in the southernmost sector of the Chersky Range System. The range is bound by the Kolyma River valley from the south and in the north it connects with the main ridge of the Chersky Range. Formerly the highest summit was thought to be Pik Aborigen, but updated measurements have found that it wasn't high, but high. Thus the highest mountain of the range is high Gora Snieznaya.
The range stretches in a roughly NW/SE direction for about. There are numerous rivers, waterfalls and lakes in the area. In the western part lies Lake Jack London, just beneath Pik Aborigen.

Flora and climate

The slopes are covered by sparse larch taiga up to between and, above which grow Siberian pine thickets. The higher elevations have only mountain tundra.
The zone of the Angachak Range has a harsh continental subarctic climate. January temperatures vary from to. In summer the average July temperature does not exceed. There are often avalanches in the mountains, and snowstorms are also frequent.