Nüörüngürü

Nüörüngürü lies among the wooded hills and river valleys of the Aldan Highlands, north of the Stanovoy Range. The name is associated with the Neryungri River and comes from an Evenki word for grayling. Larch forest and a severe continental climate characterise this part of southern Yakutia, where the streams descend from the highlands into the Aldan river system and winters cover the valleys in snow and ice.