Nurgush
Mountain range in Russia
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Nurgush (Russian: Нургуш; Bashkir: Нөргөш) is a mountain range in Satkinsky District, in the western part of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia.[1][2] The range is within the 882.49 square kilometres (340.73 sq mi) protected area of the Zyuratkul National Park.[3]
| Nurgush | |
|---|---|
| Нургуш / Нөргөш | |
View of the Middle Nurgush. | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | HP of Bolshoy Nurgush |
| Elevation | 1,406 m (4,613 ft) |
| Coordinates | 54°49′11″N 59°08′57″E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi) SSW / NNE |
| Geography | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Chelyabinsk Oblast |
| Range coordinates | 54°45′N 59°0′E |
| Parent range | Southern Ural Ural Mountains |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Carboniferous |
| Rock type | Quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Bakal, Russia |
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]

