Yuraktau
Yuraktau (Bashkir: Йөрәктау — «a heart mountain») - one of the four shihans, located in Ishimbaysky District, on the border with the city Sterlitamak. The remainder of the reef, the Lower Permian (Late Paleozoic) reef massif, formed over 230 million years ago in the tropical sea.
| Yuraktau | |
|---|---|
 Yuraktau. View from the height of 85 meters. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Prominence | 200 |
| Coordinates | 53°44′30″N 56°05′51″E |
| Geography | |
  Yuraktau Location .jpg.webp) Yuraktau Yuraktau (European Russia) | |
| Location | Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia |
| Parent range | Southern Ural |
This is natural monument may be destroyed by The Bashkir soda company and Russian authorities.[1][2]
Physiographic characteristic
Length - 1 km, width 850 m, height - above the Belaya River- 220 m, above the soil level - 200 m, the absolute height above the sea level - 338 m.[3]
Has a conical shape. Slopes - 20-30 degrees, but do not form rocky ledges. The lower part is covered with scree. At the base of the northern slope of the mountain are springs, one of which is sulphurous.
At the foot of Yuraktau is located the lake Moksha.
