Carligan volcano
Border of Ust-Abakan and Askiz regions of the Republic of Khakassia, Russia.
Description:
Karlygan is an extinct volcano of the northern part of the Abakan ridge, located in the upper reaches of the Askiz and Tom rivers on the border of the Ust-Abakan and Askiz regions of the Republic of Khakassia. Its absolute height is 1,747 meters above sea level.
This shield volcano, which is part of the Siberian Traps mountain system. The period of its formation is 200,000 million years. The last eruption occurred about 120,000 years ago.
Its slopes to a height of 1,600 meters cover the taiga, the top is a chimney. There are tourist routes on the volcano.
The name “Karlygan” translates as “Snowy”. There is a legend that says that at the foot of the volcano beats a source of living water belonging to Prince Hanza-beg.