Pik Tofalariya

Pik Tofalariya (Russian: Пик Тофалария) is a peak in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Although some sources claim it is the highest point of the federal subject,[3] in topographic charts it is marked as a 2,892 metres (9,488 ft) high peak. Thus 2,988 metres (9,803 ft) high Pik Martena in the Kodar Range is the highest point of Irkutsk Oblast.[4]

Pik Tofalariya
Пик Тофалария
Pik Tofalariya
Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia
Pik Tofalariya
Pik Tofalariya (Russia)
Highest point
Elevation2,892 m (9,488 ft)[1]
Coordinates53°38′27″N 97°14′15″E[2]
Geography
LocationIrkutsk Oblast,
Russia
Parent rangeEastern Sayan
Sayan Mountains

This mountain is named after the Tofalar people.[3][5]

Description

Pik Tofalariya is located in the Eastern Sayan, Sayan Mountains, South Siberian System.[3] It rises above the Tofalariya territory, in the southwestern part of Nizhneudinsky District, near the Tuva border. The Uda river flows to the north of the northern slopes.[1]

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