Nurgush

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]

For the protected area in Kirov Oblast, see Nurgush Nature Reserve.
Nurgush
Нургуш / Нөргөш
View of the Middle Nurgush.
Highest point
PeakHP of Bolshoy Nurgush
Elevation1,406 m (4,613 ft)
Coordinates54°49′11″N 59°08′57″E
Dimensions
Length50 km (31 mi) SSW / NNE
Geography
Nurgush is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Nurgush
Location in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Nurgush is located in Russia
Nurgush
Nurgush (Russia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChelyabinsk Oblast
Range coordinates54°45′N 59°0′E
Parent rangeSouthern Ural
Ural Mountains
Geology
Age of rockCarboniferous
Type of rockQuartzite
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom 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]

Map of the range area.
View of the Nurgush from the shore of lake Zyuratkul.

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

References
  1. Google Earth
  2. Chelyabinsk Oblast - Peak Visor
  3. Zyuratkul National Park official site
  4. Челябинская область: Энциклопедия / гл.ред. К. Н. Бочкарёв. Ч.: Каменный пояс, 2008
  5. Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor
  6. М. А. Андреева. Природа Челябинской области / Науч.ред. Ч., 2001.
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