The administrative center of the Chelyabinsk region is the city of Chelyabinsk. It consists of mountainous and lowland parts, namely the West Siberian plain and mountain slopes of the Southern and Middle Urals. There are a huge number of different industrial enterprises, which could not but affect the environmental situation, it is one of the most stressful in this area. Part of the territory was contaminated by radioactivity due to the work of Mayak.
But, nevertheless, experts evaluate the Chelyabinsk region as one of the most favorable regions of our country. Here is a unique nature, magnificent forests, lakes, on the banks of which sanatorium-resort zones are built.
The highest mountains in the Chelyabinsk region do not break world records, because The Middle Urals is the lowest part of the Ural Mountains, and the South Urals can boast of its width, but not its height. But, nevertheless, these names are well-known, not only local residents know about them, but also tourists.
10. Bear Mountain, 797 m
This mountain can be found on the right bank of the river Ai, near the village of Veselovka. On the map in 1885 was marked as a tract "Bear Mountain”, Located next to the small Medvezhya river.
At the top of the mountain, small placers of boulders are scattered, on the eastern slope - old logging, and on the western - a forest that consists of pines and birches. This name was given to the mountain because it has long met a huge number of bears. Locals still sometimes encounter a "master of the forest."
9. Aleksandrovskaya Sopka, 843 m
Located near Chrysostom, is his calling card. It resembles a rocky ridge in shape. On the slopes Alexander hill you can see kurums, i.e. stone placers, boulders, rock fragments, the top is covered with bizarre rocks. Dark coniferous forest grows here.
Bashkirs this mountain, like the entire ridge, called the Ural Tau. But the Aleksandrovskaya hill got its name after the summer of 1837 the Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich ascended to its peak.
A stunning view opens from there, the city of Zlatoust is clearly visible. In 1909, one of the very first radio stations was built here, but the mountainous area interfered with the passage of radio signals. The radio station was closed, almost nothing remained of it.
8. The Naked Bump, 946 m
In the western part of the Southern Urals, the Amshar ridge stretches. Its main peak is “Naked cone”, It is located at an altitude of 945.5 m above sea level. A cone in this area is often called detached hills, having a rounded or conical shape and steep slopes. She became naked because there are no trees at the very top.
The mountain itself consists of sandstones and shales, its slopes are covered with trees. There are many pines, but birch forests are also found. It is located near the city of Katav-Ivanovsk.
7. Karatash, 948 m
In the southeast of the Katav-Ivanovo district, one of the most significant ridges of the Southern Urals - Zigalga is located. It has several significant peaks, one of which is Karatash. Its height is 947.7 m. It is composed of siltstones and various schists. The peaks are mostly rocky at the top, with small patches of soil, followed by light loam and sandy loam.
The slopes of the mountain are covered with pine trees, birch trees, aspen trees grow here, there are spruce-fir plantations. The name of Mount Karatash can be translated as "black stone"Because this is exactly the color of the rocks.
6. Jurma, 1003 m
In the north of the Taganay National Park is a mountain Jurma. Not far from it is the village of Aleksandrovka. The mountain is composed of crystalline rocks. Its upper part is overgrown with a small but dense spruce, and at the foot there is a birch forest, which alternates with vast meadows. Geologists say that there are blind places, barely passable forests, bottomless bolts, swamps deceptively covered with moss.
The mountain received such a name for a reason. Translated from Bashkir it translates as "Do not go!", because easy to perish in a dense and impassable forest. There is another version of the origin of this name. In the Bashkir language, more precisely in the Miass dialect, there is the word "yurme", which means "dense forest".
On the mountain there are low, but very picturesque rocks, composed of quartzites and mica schists. They are greatly destroyed, covered with cracks. The most popular are the Devil's Gate, the lowering between which resembles a gate. Myths and legends tell about them, connecting them with evil spirits.
5. Glinka 1066 m
The mountain is located near the village of Lemez, its height is 1065.1 m. It received this name due to the fact that clay soils are located on its slopes. The top of the mountain is elongated, there you can see a group of loaches and stony placers.
Soils covering its slopes are clayey, but the mountain itself Glinka consists of sandstones, quartzites, schists and conglomerates. Forests grow on its slopes, most of all birches, firs and firs. At the top, tundra flora and fauna prevail.
4. Elaudi, 1116 m
Not far from the city of Zlatoust, the Urenga Range extends, which is considered one of the longest in the Chelyabinsk region. It has its highest points, 14 peaks, among which there is a mountain Elauda.
It is located on the border of the Zlatoust urban district and the Satka district. A huge number of berries were always collected on its slopes, which is why it got such a name that can be translated from Bashkir as “berry mountain».
It is very beautiful, indescribable alpine landscapes. On the slopes of the mountain, relict pine forests and groves with larches, unique subalpine meadows have been preserved.
3. The Naked Hill, 1175 m
In the Southern Urals there is the Zyuratkul ridge, which received this name in honor of the lake located nearby. It does not differ in special sizes, but is one of the most frequently visited places by tourists.
One of the peaks of the ridge is Naked Sopka. There is a hypothesis that it is a paleovolcano, therefore it has such a conical shape. She got that name because its slopes are almost devoid of vegetation, but at the very top you can see dwarf fir trees, bushes of raspberries and lingonberries, juniper.
One of the official routes of the Zyuratkul park located there is a visit to this attraction. A special ecological trail has been laid, which stretches for 6.5 km along the zone of subalpine meadows. This distance can be easily covered in 2.5 hours. It’s difficult to get lost on it, because it is official and marked with tags and special plates.
Walking along the trail, you can stumble upon several streams, but in the dry period they dry up, because their full flow is small. The meadow grasses surrounding the path are quite high, they can grow to the waist, among them there are rare specimens.
The Naked Sopka itself consists of blocks of white quartzite, some of which are the size of a person. There are also those that can fall down, so you need to be careful.
At the very top there is a small horizontal platform with wonderful views of the lake and the Zyuratkul ridge. There are not many people here, so this place can be recommended to lovers of solitude and quiet contemplation.
2. The second hill, 1199 m
One of the longest ranges of the Chelyabinsk region is Urenga, which stretches for 68 km. He has several main peaks, but the most important is Second hill. It is located in the most accessible, northern part of the ridge.
Steep slopes are covered with curums, rocks resemble ridges, pyramids, towers, pillars, some of them look unusual, for example, like stone books. The top of the Second hill is pointed and bare, and it itself is covered with transparent forest and sparse slender firs or larches
1. Big Nurgush, 1406 m
The highest point in the Chelyabinsk region is Big Nurgush. The name comes from two Bashkir words: "nur", which means "Ray" or "radiance" and "kosh", which translates as bird. If you put it together, you get "Radiant bird».
The Nurgush Ridge itself stretches for 42 km, it consists of quartzites. The main peak is located on the Big Nurgush, besides it there is the Middle and Small. The mountain slopes are covered with mixed forest, there grow spruce, pine, birch. It is replaced by light forest, alpine meadows. Then begins the tundra and grasshoppers. At the top, you find yourself on a large mountain plateau, whose area is 9 sq. Km.