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Nakas (Russian: Накас; Bashkir: Наҡаҫ)[2] also known as Maly Nakas,[3] is a mountain in the Southern Urals, Russian Federation. Its largest part is in Orenburg Oblast, with a small section in Bashkortostan.[1][4]

Nakas
Накас / Наҡаҫ
Landscape of the Nakas
Highest point
Elevation	667.6 m (2,190 ft)
Prominence	364 m (1,194 ft)[1]
Coordinates	52°32′41″N 56°15′27″E[1]
Geography
Nakas Location in Orenburg Oblast Show map of Orenburg Oblast Nakas Nakas (Russia) Show map of Russia
Location	Orenburg Oblast Russian Federation
Parent range	Southern Urals, Ural Mountains
Geology
Age of rock	Permian, Triassic
Climbing
Easiest route	From Tyulgan

Geography

The Nakas rises in northern Tyulgansky District, near the border with Bashkortostan. Rather than a mountain or ridge the Nakas is an elevated area, where its 667.6 m (2,190 ft) high summit —the highest point of Orenburg Oblast— is only a slightly bulging plateau.[5] Despite the lack of pronounced relief the Nakas forms an important drainage divide, separating the basins of the Belaya, Salmysh and Bolshoy Ik rivers.[3][6]

Flora

Nakas is a relatively woody area; its oak and linden forests stand out in the surrounding steppes of the region.[3] The Nakas includes the Tugustemirov Forest, a protected area with a number of tree and rare plant species.[7]

See also

• Highest points of Russian Federal subjects
• List of mountains and hills of Russia

References

External links

• Media related to Nakas (mountain) at Wikimedia Commons
• «ПО СЛЕДАМ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЙ ВОСЬМИДЕСЯТЫХ». ПРИРОДНОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ ОРЕНБУРЖЬЯ. ТЮЛЬГАНСКИЙ РАЙОН

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