Ush-Urekchen
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The Ush-Urekchen (Russian: уш-урекчен), or Ushurakchan (Russian: Ушуракчан),[3] is a mountain range in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia.[4]
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Ush-Urekchen | |
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Уш-Урэкчэн | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Unnamed |
Elevation | 1,685 m (5,528 ft)[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 230 km (140 mi) NW/SE |
Width | 40 km (25 mi) NE/SW |
Geography | |
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia Show map of Far Eastern Federal District | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai |
District | Bilibinsky District, Penzhinsky District |
Range coordinates | 65°30′N 162°0′E[2] |
Parent range | Kolyma Highlands, East Siberian System |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
Age of rock | Devonian, Permian, Triassic and Jurassic |
Type of rock | Granite, gabbro and effusive rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | From Omolon |
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The range is composed of granite and gabbro intrusions, breaking through Devonian, Permian, Triassic and Jurassic sediments. There is extensive effusive rock cover in certain places.[4]