Arga-Tas
{{Short description|Russian mountain chain}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Arga-Tas
| other_name = Арга-Тас / Арҕаа Таас
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| highest = Unnamed
| elevation_m= 2021
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| parent = Chersky Range,
East Siberian System
| map = Russia Sakha Republic
| map_caption = Location in the Sakha Republic, Russia
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| location = Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Federal District
| coordinates = {{coord|65|0|N|149|0|E|region:RU_type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = Elizabeth L. Miller, Arthur Grantz & Simon Klemperer (eds.), Tectonic Evolution of the Bering Shelf-Chukchi Sea-Arctic Margin and Adjacent Landmasses. p. 236
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| length_km= 100| length_orientation= NNW / SSE
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| easiest_route =From Utaya
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The Arga-Tas ({{langx|ru|Арга-Тас}}; {{langx|sah|Арҕаа Таас|Arğâ Tâs}}) is a mountain range in far North-eastern Russia. Administratively it is part of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation. The range extends along the southwestern part of the Upper Kolyma District. The village of Utaya, administrative center of the Utainsky Rural Okrug is located at the feet of the range.
Geography
The Arga-Tas is a subrange of the Chersky Range mountain system.Chersky Range // Great Russian Encyclopedia in 35 vols. / Ch. ed. Yu.S. Osipov . - M , 2004–2017. It extends from NNW to SSE for almost {{convert|100|km|}} at the southern end of the Moma Range and west of the Kolyma River valley. The Rassokha, a tributary of the Yasachnaya River, cuts across the range in its middle course.Аркадий Андреев, Горы Якутии (Mountains of Yakutia), p. 26Google Earth
The highest point of the Arga-Tas is an ultra-prominent peak that is {{convert|2400|m|ft}} high.[https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=13125 Arga-Tas High Point, Russia]
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=4931 Ultras of Siberia - Peakbagger.com]
- [https://www.drive2.ru/b/470561016070012939/ Danchik-1 › Блог › Открытие в себе Верхнеколымского района. 1 часть. (Views of the area from the air)]
Category:Mountain ranges of the Sakha Republic
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