Ural Mountains: general information

The Ural mountains are a mountain system located between the West Siberian and East European plains, and represent a kind of border separating Europe from Asia. They were formed by the collision of the African and Euro-Asian lithospheric plates, as a result of which one of them literally crushed under the other. From the point of view of geologists, these mountains arose in a complex way, because they consist of rocks of different ages and types.

With a length of more than 2000 km, the Ural Mountains form the Southern, Northern, Subpolar, Polar and Middle Urals. Because of this length, they were called the Earth Belt in the first mentions of the 11th century. Everywhere you can see crystal-clear mountain streams and rivers, which later pour into larger ponds. The following rivers flow from large rivers: Kama, Ural, Belaya, Chusovaya and Pechora.

The height of the Ural Mountains does not exceed 1895 meters. So, the Polar Urals is average in level (600-800 m) and narrowest in the width of the ridge. This part is characterized by piciform and sharp forms with steep slopes and deep valleys. The highest peak (1500 m) has the Pei-Er peak.

The circumpolar zone widens slightly and is considered the highest part of the ridge. Here are the following peaks: Mount Narodnaya (1894 m), which is the highest, Karpinsky (1795 m), Sablya (1425 m) and many other Ural Mountains whose average rise ranges from 1,300 to 1,400 meters. They are also characterized by sharp forms of relief and large valleys. This part is also notable for the fact that there are several glaciers here, the largest of them stretches for almost 1 km.

In the northern part of the Ural Mountains, whose height does not exceed 600 meters, they are characterized by flattened and rounded forms. Some of them, composed of crystalline rocks, under the influence of rain and wind take amusing forms. Closer to the south, they become even lower, and in the middle part they take the form of a shallow arc, where the topmost point (886 m) is occupied by the summit of Kachkanar. The relief here is flattened and more flat.

In the southern zone, the Ural Mountains increase noticeably, forming a multitude of parallel ridges. Of the highest points, we can note (1638 m) Yamantau and (1586 m) Iremel, the rest - just below (Bolshoi Sholom, Nurgush and others).

In the Urals, in addition to beautiful mountains and caves, there is a very picturesque, diverse nature, as well as many other attractions. And so it is so attractive for many tourists. Here you can choose routes for people of different levels of training - both for beginners, and for fans of extreme travel. In addition to all other advantages, the Ural Mountains are a storehouse of minerals, which include such: ores of copper, chromium, nickel, titanium; Placers of gold, platinum, silver; Deposits of coal, gas, oil; Precious stones (emeralds, malachite, diamonds, yamsha, crystal, amethyst, etc.).

As they say, mountains can be better than mountains. And this is true, because their indescribable atmosphere, beauty, harmony, greatness and clean air inspire and charge with positive, energy and vivid impressions for a long time.