Nakas (mountain)

Mountain in Russia

Nakas

Накас / Наҡаҫ

Landscape of the Nakas

Highest point
Elevation| 667.6 m (2,190 ft)
Prominence| 364 m (1,194 ft)[1]
Coordinates| 52°32′41″N 56°15′27″E﻿ / ﻿52.54472°N 56.25750°E﻿ / 52.54472; 56.25750[1]
Geography

Nakas

Location in Orenburg Oblast

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Nakas

Nakas (Russia)

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Location| Orenburg Oblast
Russian Federation
Parent range| Southern Urals,
Ural Mountains
Geology
Rock age(s)| Permian, Triassic
Climbing
Easiest route| From 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

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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

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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

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* List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
* List of mountains and hills of Russia

## References

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1. ^ a b c Nakas Ridge - Peak Visor
2. ^ Гора Накас - Краевед Оренбуржья
3. ^ a b c 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)

## External links

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* Media related to Nakas (mountain) at Wikimedia Commons
* «ПО СЛЕДАМ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЙ ВОСЬМИДЕСЯТЫХ». ПРИРОДНОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ ОРЕНБУРЖЬЯ. ТЮЛЬГАНСКИЙ РАЙОН

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