Belukha Mountain (Russian: Белуха) located in the Katun Mountains (Катунь) , is the highest peak of the Altay Mountains (Алтайские горы) in Russia. It is part of the World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai.
Belukha is a twin-peaked mountain massif that rises along the border of Russia and Kazakhstan, just north of the point where these two borders meet those of China and Mongolia. Of the two peaks, the eastern peak (4,506 m, 14,784 ft.) is higher than the western peak (4,440 m, 14,567 ft.).
The climate is harsh with long cold winters and short summers with rain and snow. The average July temperature in the valleys in the timber 8.3 degrees C (Akkem weather station), and the plateau-like tops of 6.3 degrees C (weather Karatyurek). Summer at the top of Belugas are not rare frosts down to -20 degrees C. Adverse winter temperatures occur in January to -48 degrees C and remained low even in March to - 5 degrees C. The temperature inversions are common.
The climate is harsh with long cold winters and short summers with rain and snow. The average July temperature in the valleys in the timber 8.3 degrees C (Akkem weather station), and the plateau-like tops of 6.3 degrees C (weather Karatyurek). Summer at the top of Belugas are not rare frosts down to -20 degrees C. Adverse winter temperatures occur in January to -48 degrees C and remained low even in March to - 5 degrees C. The temperature inversions are common.
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