Peak Pobeda, Sakha, Mountain summit in Momsky District, Russia
Peak Pobeda rises to 3,003 m in the Buordakh Massif, part of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range within the Chersky mountain system, in the Sakha Republic. It is the highest point of the Chersky Range, of the East Siberian mountain system and of Yakutia, and lies within Moma Natural Park.
The mountain was first noted at the end of the 18th century by G. A. Sarychev, but it received no Russian name then. It was rediscovered in 1945 during topographic surveys and named Pobeda (Victory) by S. V. Obruchev in honour of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The first winter ascent was made by Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger on 12 February 2018, with about −40 °C at base camp.
The Russian name Pobeda ("Victory") was given by geologist S. V. Obruchev in 1945, honouring the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The Yakut name recorded for the mountain is Khonokhotas, "stone guest", from khonoho (guest) and taas (stone).
Ust-Nera lies about 180 km to the southwest of the mountain, and the peak sits almost 140 km south of the Arctic Circle. The massif is part of Moma Natural Park, and the approach crosses the Buordakh Massif of the Ulakhan-Chistay Range. Winter ascents face base-camp temperatures near -40°C, as reported in February 2018.
The Yakut name recorded for the mountain is Khonokhotas, "stone guest", from khonoho (guest) and taas (stone); the Russian name Pobeda was given by geologist S. V. Obruchev after the 1945 victory in the Great Patriotic War. The summit had already been noted in the late 18th century by G. A. Sarychev, but it received no Russian name then.
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