Koryak Mountains

Koryak Mountains
View of one of the ranges.
Highest point
PeakLedyanaya
Elevation2,562 m (8,406 ft)
Coordinates62°30′N 172°00′E / 62.500°N 172.000°E / 62.500; 172.000
Dimensions
Length880 km (550 mi) NE/SW
Width270 km (170 mi) NW/SE
Geography
Koryak Mountains
Location in the Far Eastern Federal District, Russia
LocationChukotka Autonomous Okrug / Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East
Parent rangeEast Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Cenozoic, Mesozoic
Rock typeOphiolites

The Koryak Mountains or Koryak Highlands (Russian: Корякское нагорье) are an area of mountain ranges in Far-Eastern Siberia, Russia, located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and in Kamchatka Krai, with a small part in Magadan Oblast. The highest point in the system is the 2,562-metre high (8,406 ft) Mount Ledyanaya, located in the Ukelayat Range, in the central part of the mountains.