Baykalsk

Baykalsk

Baikalsk is a city (since 1966) in Russia, a district subordination in the Slyudyansky district of the Irkutsk...

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Oh. Baykalsk

Baikalsk is a city (since 1966) in Russia, a district subordination in the Slyudyansky district of the Irkutsk region. The population is 12 738 thousand people (2017).

Baikalsk is considered the snowiest and rainiest city on the shores of Lake Baikal, the average annual air temperature is + 0.9 C.

The city is located on the southern shore of Lake Baikal, 162 km south of Irkutsk. Railway station on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Baikal Pulp and Paper Mill was a city-forming enterprise until 2013, now its work has been stopped. In Baikalsk, construction of tourist infrastructure facilities, enterprises for bottling Baikal water and greenhouse farms is planned.

In the city there is a famous ski complex "Mountain Sobolinaya". The ski season usually opens in early December and lasts until the end of April.

Tourist natural attractions: Sable lakes, Slyudyanskoe lakes, Lake Emerald, one of the oldest on earth mountain range Hamar-Daban. You can go rafting on the Snow River (various levels of difficulty are provided), nearby are the waterfalls Tale and Grohotun.

In the vicinity of the city of Baikalsk, you can go hunting, fishing, go for a horse ride.

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