The Kedon Range (Russian: Кедонский хребет ) is a mountain range in Magadan Oblast , Far Eastern Federal District , Russia.
7-660: The Kedon Range is separated from the other ranges of the Highlands by tectonic basins. The mountains are not very high and are dissected by numerous river valleys, mainly tributaries of the Kedon . The area of the range is uninhabited. Formerly there was a village in the southern area of the range where the Buksunda (Буксунда) reindeer -breeding state farm operated. It was located at 64°07′18″N 159°14′35″E / 64.12167°N 159.24306°E / 64.12167; 159.24306 by
14-615: Is a river in Magadan Oblast , Russia . It has a length of 296 kilometres (184 mi) and a drainage basin of 10,300 square kilometres (4,000 sq mi). The Kedon is a left tributary of the Omolon , of the Kolyma basin. The river flows steadily northwards across an uninhabited area of the Kolyma Mountains . The nearest village is Omolon , located upstream of its mouth. The name of
21-662: The Omolon floodplain, where there are swamps and lakes and where it is joined by the Burgachan from the right. 1,437 m (4,715 ft) high Mt Golaya rises to the right of the final stretch. Shortly thereafter it joins the left bank of the Omolon 499 kilometres (310 mi) from its mouth, near the border of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug . The main tributaries of the Kedon are the 122 kilometres (76 mi) long Omkuchan and 153 kilometres (95 mi) long Levaya Kedon from
28-614: The Molkaty Range to the south and cuts across the central area of the Kedon Range on its way northwards. Further upstream of its mouth many short left tributaries of the Omolon, such as the 117 kilometers (73 mi) long Pravaya Khulchan (Правый Хуличан) have their sources in the range. The slopes of the Kedon Range are bare and have a barren look. There are sparse larch forests in the valleys. Kedon The Kedon ( Russian : Кедон )
35-465: The left bank of the 42 kilometers (26 mi) long Tik river (Тик), a right tributary of the Kedon . The village had 115 inhabitants in 1984 but lost its population at the turn of the millennium. Now it lies abandoned. The Kedon Range rises in the central sector of the Kolyma Highlands system. The main ridge runs in an arch to the west and southwest of the course of the Omolon . It stretches from
42-615: The river originated in the Yukaghir language . The source of the Kedon is in the northern slopes of the Molkaty Range . The river flows in a steady northern direction until its mouth. It heads across mountainous terrain and crosses the Kedon Range , dividing into multiple branches. It is bound by mountains on both sides, with the Kongin Range to the west in its lower course, until it reaches
49-464: The south to the northwest for over 150 kilometers (93 mi) from the eastern end of the Molkaty Range in the south. The southern end is not clearly delimited, with the Kedon and Molkaty ranges merging with each other. To the west and northwest rises the Kongin Range . The highest mountain of the range is a 1,661 metres (5,449 ft) high peak located in the southern part of the range. The 261 kilometers (162 mi) long Kedon river originates in
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