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Putoran Mountains


 
 




The Putoran Mountains are a range of mountainMountain

A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area....
s on the nortwestern edge of the Central Siberian PlateauCentral Siberian Plateau

The Central Siberian Plateau is a part of Siberia between the Yenisei and Lena rivers....
, in an area also known as the Putoran Plateau. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Kamen which stands 1,700m above sea level.

The nearest large settlement is the closed cityClosed city

A closed city or a closed town is a city or town with travel and residency restrictions in the former Soviet Union, or...
 of NorilskNorilsk

Norilsk is a major city in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia....
. The area contains some of the largest known nickelNickel

Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28....
 deposits.
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