Patom Highlands
| Patom Highlands | |
|---|---|
| Патомское нагорье | |
Geological map of the Lena gold fields | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | unnamed |
| Elevation | 1,904 m (6,247 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°39′08″N 117°47′19″E / 57.65222°N 117.78861°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Width | 300 km (190 mi) |
| Geography | |
Location in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | |
| Range coordinates | 59°N 115°E / 59°N 115°E |
| Parent range | South Siberian System |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age(s) | Proterozoic and Lower Paleozoic (North) |
| Rock type(s) | Crystalline schist, limestone, quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Bodaybo |
The Patom Highlands (Russian: Патомское нагорье) are a mountainous area in Eastern Siberia, Russia. Administratively most of the territory of the uplands is part of Irkutsk Oblast, with a smaller section in northern Zabaykalsky Krai.
There are large deposits of gold in Bodaybo and Artyomovsky. Besides these two towns, other inhabited localities of the mountain region are: Mama, Perevoz, Kropotkin, Svetly and Bolshoy Patom, Bodaybinsky District.