Where is Mount Lobach located? What is its absolute height? Why is it unique and special? On the coat of arms and flag of which administrative-territorial unit is this natural landmark depicted? You will find answers to all these questions in our article.
The relief of Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan lies within the East European Plain. Therefore, the relief of its surface as a whole can be described as flat-hilly. Only in the southeastern part of the region, the Bugulminsko-Belebeyevskaya Upland with absolute heights of up to 400 meters stands out in the relief
Are there mountains in Tatarstan? If you argue from the point of view of geological or geographical science, then no. Nevertheless, along the right high bank of the Volga there are separate hilly elevations, which are commonly called "mountains". Among them are the Uslonsky, Syukeyevs, Tetyushsky, Bogorodsky, Undorsky mountains and others. However, their heights do not exceed 235 meters above sea level.
Mount Lobach: geographical location and description
Thus, mountains in the territory of Tatarstan still exist (albeit not real). And about one of them we will describe in more detail below.
So, Mount Lobach (local name is Shorina Gora; Tatar names are Labach, Aigyr-tau) is located on a cape at the confluence of two large rivers - the Volga and Kama. The nearest settlement is the village of Kamskoye Ustye. Administratively, this is the Kama-Ustinsky district of Tatarstan.
The absolute height of the mountain is 136 meters. The approximate sole length is 850 meters. In 1991, a landscape reserve of 241 hectares was formed here. Mount Lobach is a denudation outlier. It is in this place that the Volga River makes a sharp turn, changing its direction towards the Caspian.
On the steep mountain slopes that face the Volga, the Upper Permian bedrock is exposed. These are mainly white limestones, marls, dolomites and mudstones. The coastline bordering Lobach is complicated by numerous landslides along the entire length.
The mountain itself is a complex of geological, historical and archaeological sites. The latter there are more than a dozen - mainly the Paleolithic sites of an ancient man. In addition, several rare plant species grow on the slopes and at the foot of the mountain. Among them - elegant St. John's wort, purple goatskin, pulmonary gentian.
Interesting facts about grief
To get to know this mountain as complete as possible, we offer you five interesting facts:
- In 1918, a serious battle of the Civil War took place in the vicinity of the mountain (for a long time, the remains of old trenches were preserved on the slopes).
- In 1870, near Lobach, Ilya Repin wrote a series of sketches for his famous painting “Barge Haulers on the Volga”. One of them is now stored in the Tretyakov Gallery.
- Not far from Lobach is a point in the middle of the Volga River.
- Near the mountain is the Yuryevskaya cave - one of the longest in the Volga region.
- The artistic image of the mountain is decorated with the coat of arms and flag of the Kama-Ustyinsky district.
One of the local sayings says: “Whoever did not visit Lobach did not see Tatarstan either!” And it is not just words. Indeed, a magnificent panorama of the confluence of the Volga and Kama opens from the top of the mountain. By the way, among geographers, disputes continue about who falls into whom: Kama into the Volga or vice versa. But this is a completely different story ...