Nakas (mountain)
Nakas (Russian: Накас; Bashkir: Наҡаҫ) also known as Maly Nakas, is a mountain in the Southern Urals, Russian Federation. Its largest part is in Orenburg Oblast, with a small section in Bashkortostan.
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. Despite the lack of pronounced relief the Nakas forms an important drainage divide, separating the basins of the Belaya, Salmysh and Bolshoy Ik rivers.
Flora
Nakas is a relatively woody area; its oak and linden forests stand out in the surrounding steppes of the region. The Nakas includes the Tugustemirov Forest, a protected area with a number of tree and rare plant species.
See also
References
- ^ Nakas Ridge - Peak Visor
- ^ Гора Накас - Краевед Оренбуржья
- ^ Хребет Малый Накас - Nash-Ural
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ Маршрут выходного дня: Накас — самая высокая точка Оренбургской области
- ^ "Топографска карта N-40; M 1:1 000 000 - Topographic USSR Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ ОСОБО ОХРАНЯЕМЫХ ПРИРОДНЫХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ, Часть II (List of specially protected natural areas of the Russian Federation, Part 2)
External links
Media related to Nakas (mountain) at Wikimedia Commons- «ПО СЛЕДАМ ЭКСПЕДИЦИЙ ВОСЬМИДЕСЯТЫХ». ПРИРОДНОЕ НАСЛЕДИЕ ОРЕНБУРЖЬЯ. ТЮЛЬГАНСКИЙ РАЙОН
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