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{{Short description|Mountain range of the Caucasus in Russia}}
{{about||the range in Yakutia|Skalisty Range}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name=Skalisty Range<br>Скалистый хребет
| native_name=
| photo=Экскурсия на Бермамыт (10).jpg
| photo_caption=Bolshoy Bermamyt
| country=Russia
| region_type=
| region=[[North Caucasus]]
| parent=[[Greater Caucasus]]
| geology=
| period=
| orogeny=
| range_coordinates = {{coord|43|11|N|43|24|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| length_km= 931| length_orientation= ESE/WNW
| width_km=  | width_orientation=N/S
| area_km2 =
| highest=[[Karakaya (Skalisty Range)|Karakaya]]
| elevation_m=3646
| coordinates    = {{coord|43|16|06|N|43|14|42|E|type:mountain}}
| map= Caucasus mountains#European Russia
| map_caption= Location in Russia
| label_position= none
}}
'''Skalisty Range''' ({{langx|ru|Скалистый хребет}}) is a mountain range in the [[Greater Caucasus]], [[Russian Federation]].
==Geography==
The Skalisty Range is a chain of ten separate mountain massifs stretching parallel to the northern side of the [[Lateral Range]] along the [[Krasnodar Territory]], [[Karachay-Cherkessia]], [[Kabardino-Balkaria]] and [[North Ossetia]] federal subjects. Its high mountain massifs are separated by the upper reaches of the rivers flowing on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. It extends from northwest to southeast for 931&nbsp;km from the upper course of the [[Belaya (Kuban)|Belaya River]], a left tributary of the [[Kuban (river)|Kuban]], to the west, reaching almost the [[Terek River]] in the east, in the area of [[Vladikavkaz]] town.<ref name=ge>[[Google Earth]]</ref>
The average height of the Skalisty Range is between {{convert|1200|m|sp=us}} and {{convert|1700|m|sp=us}} in the west, reaching {{convert|3000|m|sp=us}} in the east. The highest point is {{convert|3646|m|sp=us}} high [[Karakaya (Skalisty Range)|Karakaya]], located between rivers [[Chegem (river)|Chegem]] and [[Cherek]] in the Republic of Kabardino-Balkaria. The ridge has steep, in places vertical, southern slopes, while the northern slopes are gentler, though broken by numerous narrow river valleys from the basins of the Kuban and Terek rivers. There are numerous [[karst]] formations.<ref name="gse">{{cite web|url=http://bse.sci-lib.com/article102747.html|publisher=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]]|title=Скалистый хребет}}</ref>
==Flora==
The northern slopes of Skalisty Range are largely covered with deciduous forests, while the southern slopes and the areas above the tree line include [[mountain steppe]] and pasture in the non-rocky areas.<ref name="gse"/>
==See also==
*[[List of mountains and hills of Russia]]
*[[Erzi Nature Reserve]]
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Russia]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of the Caucasus]]
[[Category:North Caucasus]]