The Vepsian hilly area is a northward extension of the
Central Russian Upland, in the same manner as the
Valdai Hills to the southeast. The south-west / northeast oriented
Tikhvin Ridge connects the central part of the Valdai Hills to the Vepsian Upland in its north-eastern part. Together with the Tikhvin Ridge, part of the Valdai Hills, the Vepsian Upland separates the
basins of the
Baltic and the
Caspian Seas. The upland stretches across
Vytegorsky District, in the western part of Vologda Oblast, as well as the
Podporozhsky,
Boksitogorsky and
Tikhvinsky districts of the eastern side of Leningrad Oblast. The highest point is
Malgora hill at . With a height of above sea level, it is also the highest point of Vologda Oblast.
Gapselga, the highest point of Leningrad Oblast, reaching above sea level, is also located in the Vepsian Upland. The main rivers of the hill area are the
Shoksha,
Oyat,
Kapsha,
Pasha,
Tutoka and
Yavosma. ==See also==