Moma Natural Park

Moma Natural Park or Moma Nature Park (Russian: Момский природный парк, Momsky Pryrodny Park; Yakut: Аан Айылгы, Aan Aiylgy) is a protected area of the Momsko-Chersk Region of Yakutia in the upper part of the Moma River basin.

Moma Natural Park
IUCN category II (national park)
View of the Buordakh Massif
LocationSakha Republic, Russia
Nearest cityKhonuu, Moma District, Russia
Coordinates65°10′N 147°4′E
Area2,175,600 hectares (5,376,000 acres)
Established18 June 1996
Governing bodyMinistry of Nature Protection of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

Administratively the park is a part of the Moma District, Sakha Republic, Far Eastern Russia. The nearest city is Khonuu, served by Moma Airport, and the nearest village Sasyr.[1]

Attractions

The park includes part of the mostly mountainous area of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range, featuring pristine ridges and lakes of environmental and aesthetic value. Visitors may find a whole array of educational and recreational purposes in the area. Some of the main features are:

  • Mount Pobeda (3,147 metres (10,325 ft)), rising in the Buordakh Massif, is the highest point of the Ulakhan-Chistay, as well as of the Chersky mountain system. Climbing routes of varying difficulty are marked —up to category 5A.
  • Moma River valley, featuring the extinct cinder cone volcanoes Balagan-Tas and Uraga-Tas.
  • Ulakhan-Taryn (Bolshaya Momskaya Aufeis), a layered ice body formed by frozen river flows. By the end of winter, its dimensions can be 30 km long and 5 km wide with a thickness of 7 meters.[2]
  • Ulakhan-Kuel, a lake where the water does not freeze even down to −60 °C (−76 °F).
  • Yuryung Taastah Haya (Marble Mount), a mountain of white stone.

See also

References
  1. Moma Natural Park Official site
  2. Sentstory - Moma Natural Park
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