Nurgush (Russian: Нургуш; Bashkir: Нөргөш) is a mountain range in Satkinsky District, western part of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation.[1][2] The range is within the 882.49 square kilometres (340.73 sq mi) protected area of the Zyuratkul National Park.[3]
| Nurgush | |
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| Нургуш / Нөргөш | |
 View of the Middle Nurgush. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | HP of Bolshoy Nurgush |
| Elevation | 1,406 m (4,613 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°49′11″N 59°08′57″E / 54.81972°N 59.14917°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) SSW / NNE |
| Geography | |
  Location in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia  Nurgush (Russia) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Range coordinates | 54°45′N 59°0′E / 54.750°N 59.000°E |
| Parent range | Southern Ural Ural Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Carboniferous |
| Type of rock | Quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Bakal, Russia |
The name of the mountain in the Bashkir language means "luminous bird".[4]
Geography edit
Nurgush is a subrange of the Urals. It stretches roughly from SSW to NNE for 50 kilometres (31 mi) in the southern section of the long Ural chain. The range stretches between the southern shore of lake Zyuratkul to the mouth of river Berezyak. The highest point is 1,406 metres (4,613 ft) high, rising in the Bolshoy Nurgush section located in the northern part. Maly Nurgush is the southern section. The southwestern limit of the range is marked by the valley of river Yuryuzan.[5][4]
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Flora edit
The lower slopes of the Nurgush are partly covered with dark coniferous taiga; there is mixed spruce, fir and birch forest in the valleys. The higher elevations have often a barren look with kurums and mountain tundra.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Chelyabinsk Oblast - Peak Visor
- ^ Zyuratkul National Park official site
- ^ a b Челябинская область: Энциклопедия / гл.ред. К. Н. Бочкарёв. Ч.: Каменный пояс, 2008
- ^ Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor
- ^ М. А. Андреева. Природа Челябинской области / Науч.ред. Ч., 2001.
External links edit
Media related to Nurgush Ridge at Wikimedia Commons- Khrebet Nurgush
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