Nakas
Накас / Наҡаҫ
Landscape of the Nakas
Highest point
Elevation667.6 m (2,190 ft)
Prominence364 m (1,194 ft)[1]
Coordinates52°32′41″N 56°15′27″E / 52.54472°N 56.25750°E / 52.54472; 56.25750[1]
Geography
Nakas is located in Orenburg Oblast
Nakas
Nakas
Location in Orenburg Oblast
Nakas is located in Russia
Nakas
Nakas
Nakas (Russia)
LocationOrenburg Oblast
Russian Federation
Parent rangeSouthern Urals,
Ural Mountains
Geology
Age of rockPermian, Triassic
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Tyulgan

Nakas (Russian: Накас; Bashkir: Наҡаҫ)[2] also known as Maly Nakas,[3] is a mountain in the Southern Urals, Russian Federation. Its largest part is in Orenburg Oblast, with a small section in Bashkortostan.[1][4]

Geography

The Nakas rises in northern Tyulgansky District, near the border with Bashkortostan. Rather than a mountain or ridge the Nakas is an elevated area, where its 667.6 m (2,190 ft) high summit —the highest point of Orenburg Oblast— is only a slightly bulging plateau.[5] Despite the lack of pronounced relief the Nakas forms an important drainage divide, separating the basins of the Belaya, Salmysh and Bolshoy Ik rivers.[3][6]

Flora

Nakas is a relatively woody area; its oak and linden forests stand out in the surrounding steppes of the region.[3] The Nakas includes the Tugustemirov Forest, a protected area with a number of tree and rare plant species.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nakas Ridge - Peak Visor
  2. Гора Накас - Краевед Оренбуржья
  3. 1 2 3 Хребет Малый Накас - Nash-Ural
  4. Google Earth
  5. Маршрут выходного дня: Накас — самая высокая точка Оренбургской области
  6. "Топографска карта N-40; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  7. ОСОБО ОХРАНЯЕМЫХ ПРИРОДНЫХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ, Часть II (List of specially protected natural areas of the Russian Federation, Part 2)
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