Omsukchan (Russian: Омсукча́н) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Omsukchansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia, located 576 kilometers (358 mi) north of Magadan.

[7] Omsukchan was founded in the 1930s after natural resources were discovered in the region.

The Omsukchan Range, highest ridge of the Kolyma Mountains, rises to the west and northwest of the town.

[8] The economy is based on extraction of gold, silver and coal.

Omsukchan has a subarctic climate, with average temperatures ranging from −29.6 °C (−21.3 °F) in January to +13.4 °C (56.1 °F) in July.