Zyuratkul National Park Explained

Zyuratkul National Park
Alt Name:Зюраткуль (национальный парк)
Iucn Category:II
Map:Russia
Relief:1
Location:Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Coords:54.8489°N 58.9406°W
Area Km2:882.49
Established:1993

Zyuratkul National Park (Russian: Зюраткуль (национальный парк)) is a Russian national park established in 1993 in the southern part of Satkinsky Raion (Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals). The park lies about 30 km south of Satka and 200 km west of Chelyabinsk.[1]

Description

Notable features include Zyuratkul lake, a rare mountainous body of water for the Urals 754 m above sea level, with a surface area of 13,2 km2 and a maximum depth of 8 m. Water is slightly mineralised (≈50 mg/L). Because of its clear water and spectacular landscape around, Zyuratkul' is often called "Ural Ritsa".[2]

Also remarkable is a number of mountain ranges, among them Zyuratkul' range (8 km in length, rising 1175 m in its highest point). Another range, Nurgush, is the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast with a height of 1406 m.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://zuratkul.ru/ Zyuratkul National Park official site
  2. Book: Левит, Александр Иосифович. Южный Урал: География, экология, природопользование. Южно-Уральское книжное издательство. 2001. 5-7688-0781-0. Челябинск. 54.
  3. https://peakvisor.com/peak/bolshoi-nurgush.html Bolshoi Nurgush - Peak Visor