Synnyr Massif


Synnyr is a mountain massif in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russian Federation. The range is part of the Baikal Rift Zone.
There is potash mining in the range at the Synnyr mine.

Geography

The Synnyr stretches from SW to NE for roughly between the Akitkan Range and the Upper Angara Range, west of the northwestern end of the Stanovoy Highlands, with the Patom Highlands to the north. It is limited by the valleys of the Chaya and Mama rivers. The Chuya, Kholodnaya, Tyya and Olokit have their sources in the range.
The heights of the range summits decrease from in the southwest to in the northeast. The highest peak is high Inyaptuk Golets, a ‘’golets’’-type of mountain with a bald peak.

Flora

The lower slopes of the range are mainly covered by larch taiga, with mountain tundra and bare rocky summits at higher elevations.