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
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
Dimensions
Length	50 km (31 mi) SSW / NNE
Geography
Location in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia Show map of Chelyabinsk Oblast Nurgush (Russia) Show map of Russia
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Range coordinates	54°45′N 59°0′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

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]

Flora

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

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

References

External links

• Media related to Nurgush Ridge at Wikimedia Commons
• Khrebet Nurgush

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[ru] Нургуш (хребет)