Lena Pillars Nature Park
The Lena Pillars Nature Park is a 
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Yakutia, Russia.
UnderstandEdit
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 UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012.
HistoryEdit
LandscapeEdit
Flora and faunaEdit
ClimateEdit
The park has a continental Siberian climate with lows down to -60°C in winter and heights up to 30°C in summer.
Get inEdit
The nature park can be accessed from Yakutsk by river boat. The 180 km journey upstream (south) takes about a day.
Fees and permitsEdit
Get aroundEdit
There are few documented walking trails in the park, so advance planning is advised.
SeeEdit
The most impressive rock formations can be found between the villages Petrovskoye and Tit-Ary.