Yuraktau (Bashkir: Йөрәктау — "heart mountain") is one of the four shihans, located in Ishimbaysky District, on the border with the city Sterlitamak. It is a remainder of a reef, the Lower Permian (Late Paleozoic) reef massif, formed over 230 million years ago in the tropical sea.

Yuraktau
Yuraktau. View from the height of 85 meters.
Highest point
Elevation338 m (1,109 ft)
Prominence200
Coordinates53°44′30″N 56°05′51″E / 53.7417°N 56.0975°E / 53.7417; 56.0975
Geography
Yuraktau is located in Bashkortostan
Yuraktau
Yuraktau
Location
Yuraktau is located in European Russia
Yuraktau
Yuraktau
Yuraktau (European Russia)
LocationIshimbaysky District, Bashkortostan,
Russia
Parent rangeSouthern Ural

This natural monument may be destroyed by The Bashkir soda company and Russian authorities.[1][2]

Physiographic characteristics

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Length - 1 km, width 850 m, height - above the Belaya River- 220 m, above the soil level - 200 m, the absolute height above the sea level - 338 m.[3]

Has a conical shape. Slopes - 20-30 degrees, but do not form rocky ledges. The lower part is covered with scree. At the base of the northern slope of the mountain are springs, one of which is sulphurous.

The lake Moksha is located at the foot of Yuraktau.

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