Iolgo
| Iolgo | ||
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| Highest peak | Albagan ( 2615 m ) | |
| location | Altai Republic ( Russia ) | |
| part of | Altai Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 16 ′ N , 86 ° 44 ′ E | |
| rock | Limestone , sandstone , mica slate , tuff , granite | |
The Iolgo ( Russian Иолго ) is a mountain range in the northern Altai Mountains in the Russian Altai Republic .
The Iolgo ridge runs for about 90 km in the NNW-SSE direction and forms the watershed between the two Ob source rivers Bija in the east and Katun in the west. The highest elevation is the 2615 m high Albagan . The mountains consist of limestone , sandstone , mica schist from the lower Paleozoic as well as tuff from the middle Paleozoic and granite . The Iolgo has the character of a low mountain range . A taiga of spruce and Siberian stone pines dominates the eastern slopes . In contrast, the western slopes are mainly covered with forests consisting of birch , spruce and larch . Subalpine and alpine vegetation grows above 1700 m . Mountain tundra and gravel surfaces also emerge.
Mountains (selection)
Below are a number of peaks along the main Iolgo ridge, sorted from north to south:
Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap
- Akkaja (Аккая) ( 2385 m ) ( ⊙ )
- Kara (Кара) ( 2175 m ) ( ⊙ )
- Albagan (Альбаган) ( 2615 m ) ( ⊙ )
- Vershina Karasu (Вершина Карасу) ( 2557 m ) ( ⊙ )
- Aksaekan (Аксаэкан) ( 2286 m ) ( ⊙ )
Web links
- Map of the Altai (TU Dresden)
- Topographic map (northern part)
- Topographic map (southern part)
