The Baikal Mountains or Baikal Range (Russian: Байкальский хребет, Baykalskiy khrebet; Buryat: 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]
| Baikal Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Байкальский хребет | |
 View of the mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Chersky |
| Elevation | 2,572 m (8,438 ft) |
| Geography | |
  Baikal Mountains | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal Subject | Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast |
| Range coordinates | 55°00′N 108°00′E / 55.000°N 108.000°E |
| Parent range | South Siberian Mountains |
Geography
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]
Flora
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]