Mount Payer
Mountain in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
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Mount Payer (Russian: Пайер) is a peak in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is the highest point of the okrug and of the Polar Urals, as well as one of the highest of the wider Ural mountain system.[1]
| Mount Payer | |
|---|---|
| Пайер | |
  Mount Payer Location in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia  Mount Payer Mount Payer (Russia) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,472 m (4,829 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,153 m (3,783 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 213.9 km (132.9 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | 66°43′15″N 64°23′30″E[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia |
| Parent range | Polar Urals |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Yeletsky, Kharp or Labytnangi |
The name of the mountain originated in the Nenets language "pai/er" (пай/ер), meaning "rock/master".[3][4]
Description
Mount Payer is a 1,472 metres (4,829 ft) high mountain located near the Arctic Circle in the Polar Urals, a subrange of the Urals. It rises in the middle part of the range, in Shuryshkarsky District, near the border of the Komi Republic.[5][6] The mountain has three peaks, the highest of which is a 1,472 metres (4,829 ft) high flat-topped rocky summit. The western peak is 1,330 metres (4,360 ft) high, and the eastern 1,217 metres (3,993 ft).[4]
