The Olyokma-Stanovik (; Olyokminsky Stanovik) is a system of mountain ranges in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The western end of the range reaches into Amur Oblast.Олёкминский Становик / Great Soviet Encyclopedia: in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
Geography The Olyokma-Stanovik is part of the South Siberian System. It consists in a number of ranges of moderate height rising in the area of the sources of the Olyokma River and stretches roughly northeastwards for over . The width of the group of ranges reaches a maximum of in its central part. Some of the ranges are separated by intermontane basins, such as the Upper Olyokma Depression, the Tungir Depression and the Nenyugin Depression.Google Earth
The average summits of the Olyokma-Stanovik reach between and . The highest point is a high Golets Kropotkin. The range rises in an area prone to earthquakes.
Subranges The ranges of the highlands include the following:Oleg Leonidovič Kryžanovskij, A Checklist of the Ground-beetles of Russia and Adjacent Lands. p. 15
Muroy Range, highest point high Golets Kropotkin Olyokma-Stanovik Range, highest point (unnamed) Khorkovy Range, highest point high Urguchanskiy Golets Tungir Range, highest point high Mount Guran Cheromny Range, highest point (unnamed) Western Lyundor Range, highest point (unnamed) Urusha Range, highest point (unnamed); it includes the Nyukzha Ridge, a spur of the range where the sources of the Nyukzha river are located. Kiteme-Yunikal (хребет Китэмэ-Юникал), located in Tyndinsky District, Amur Oblast
Hydrography The Olyokma-Stanovik forms the main watershed between the rivers of the Lena basin (flowing into the Arctic Ocean) and the ones of the Amur basin (flowing into the Pacific Ocean). The Olyokma, a right tributary of the Lena, and its tributaries Srednyaya Mokla, Tungir and Nyukzha have their sources in the highlands. Other important rivers originating in the highlands are the Nercha, Kuenga and Cherna, left tributaries of the Shilka, as well as the left tributaries of the Amur: Amazar, Urka and Urusha, among others.
Flora The slopes of the range are covered with larch taiga and pre-Alpine woodland up to , with dwarf birch in the bottoms of the river valleys. At elevations above there is mountain tundra. Many peaks are crowned by ‘’golets’’ type bare summits.
See also List of mountains and hills of Russia
References
ru:Олёкминский Становик (нагорье)