Nakas | |
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Накас / Наҡаҫ | |
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 [1] |
Geography | |
Location |
Orenburg Oblast Russian Federation |
Parent range |
Southern Urals, Ural Mountains |
Geology | |
Age of rock | 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]
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]
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]