Siberian Forests

The Kuznetsk Alatau rises east of the Tom basin in southern Siberia. Its ridges are cut by valleys and covered in mountain taiga, including Siberian fir and Siberian pine. Higher ground gives way to mountain tundra, while rivers descend from the range towards the Tom and the Chulym systems. Snow and cold shape a landscape of wooded slopes, separated summits and broad watersheds between the great Siberian rivers.