Ukelayat Range

Ukelayat Range
хребет Укэлаят
The range stretching south of the Ukelayat river valley
Highest point
PeakLedyanaya
Elevation2,562 m (8,406 ft)
Coordinates61°53′18.60″N 171°10′12.72″E / 61.8885000°N 171.1702000°E / 61.8885000; 171.1702000
Dimensions
Length150 km (93 mi) E/W
Width40 km (25 mi) N/S
Geography
Ukelayat Range
Location in Kamchatka Krai
Ukelayat Range
Ukelayat Range (Far Eastern Federal District)
LocationKamchatka Krai, Russia
Range coordinates61°45′N 171°20′E / 61.750°N 171.333°E / 61.750; 171.333
Parent rangeKoryak Highlands
East Siberian Mountains
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Khatyrka

The Ukelayat Range (Russian: хребет Укэлаят) is a range of mountains in Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East. The range is part of the Koryak Highland system and administratively it belongs to Olyutorsky District.

The name of the range comes from the Koryak "vukvylgayat" (Вуквылгаят), meaning "rock/fall".