Nurgush

CountryRussiaFederal subjectChelyabinsk OblastRange coordinates54°45′N 59°0′E / 54.750°N 59.000°E / 54.750; 59.000Parent rangeSouthern Ural
Ural MountainsGeologyAge of rockCarboniferousType of rockQuartziteClimbingEasiest routeFrom Bakal, Russia

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]

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

• List of 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