Lena Pillars Nature Park - protected area of Russia
The Lena Pillars Nature Park is a in Yakutia, Russia.
Understand
The main attraction are the rock formations on the bank of Lena River — the Lena Pillars. They are made up of layers and different types of rock and minerals. These formations are 150-300 m high, and were formed in some of the Cambrian period sea-basins. The park has been a since 2012.
History
Landscape
Flora and fauna
Climate
The park has a continental Siberian climate with lows down to -60°C in winter and heights up to 30°C in summer.
Get in
The nature park can be accessed from Yakutsk by river boat. The 180 km journey upstream (south) takes about a day.
Fees and permits
Get around
There are few documented walking trails in the park, so advance planning is advised.
See
The most impressive rock formations can be found between the villages Petrovskoye and Tit-Ary.