Kisilyakh-Tas

Kisilyakh-Tas
Кисилях-Тас
Kisilyakh-Tas
Location in Sakha, Russia
Highest point
Elevation327 m (1,073 ft)
Coordinates69°42′08″N 154°59′30″E / 69.7021615°N 154.9916571°E / 69.7021615; 154.9916571
Dimensions
Area20 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Geography
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSakha Republic
Parent rangeEast Siberian System
Geology
Rock typeGranite-porphyry
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Andryushkino

Kisilyakh-Tas (Russian: гора Кисилях-Тас) is a mountain in Yakutia, Far Eastern Federal District, Russia. Administratively it belongs to the Lower Kolyma District.

This mountain is one of the renowned places of Yakutia where kigilyakhs are found. The largest of them are between 10 meters (33 ft) and 30 meters (98 ft) in height. Kigilyakhs are rock formations that are held in high esteem by Yakuts. Kisilyakh means "Mountain having a man" or "Mountain married" in the Yakut language.