The Ural Mountains are a mountain system located between the West Siberian and East European plains, and represent a kind of border that separates Europe from Asia. They were formed by the collision of African and Eurasian lithospheric plates, as a result of which one of them literally crushed the other under itself. From the point of view of geologists, these mountains arose in a complex way, as 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 references of the XI century. Everywhere you can see crystal clear mountain streams and rivers, which later pour into larger bodies of water. 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 the narrowest in the width of the ridge. This part is characterized by peak-like and sharp forms with steep slopes and deep valleys. The highest rise (1500 m) is the peak of Pai-Er.
The circumpolar zone is expanding slightly and is considered the highest part of the ridge. The following peaks are located here: Mount Narodnaya (1894 m), which is the highest, Karpinsky (1795 m), Saber (1425 m) and many other Ural mountains, the average rise of which ranges from 1300 to 1400 meters.
They are also characterized by sharp landforms and large valleys. This part is also noteworthy because there are several glaciers, the largest of them stretches almost 1 km in length.
In the northern part, the Ural Mountains, whose height does not exceed 600 meters, are characterized by smooth and rounded shapes. Some of them, composed of crystalline rocks, take on amusing forms under the influence of rain and wind. Closer to the south, they become even lower, and in the middle part they take the form of a gentle arc, where the peak Kachkanar occupies the most significant mark (886 m). The relief here is smoother and more flat.
In the southern zone, the Ural Mountains rise markedly, forming many parallel ridges. Of the highest points, it is possible to note (1638 m) Yamantau and (1586 m) Iremel, the rest are slightly lower (Bolshoi Sholom, Nurgush, etc.).
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 to many tourists. Here you can find routes for people of different levels of training - both for beginners and for lovers of extreme travel. In addition to all other advantages, the Ural Mountains are a storehouse of minerals, which include: 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, only mountains can be better than mountains. And this is true, because their indescribable atmosphere, beauty, harmony, grandeur and clean air inspire and charge with positive, energy and vivid impressions for a long time.