Yangantau is a mountain, ascending on which, according to old-timers, you can feel the burning of the earth under your feet. 300 years ago, the name of the site sounded like Karakosh-Tau, or Mount Berkutov. Now the name of this place is a synonym for the word "burning."
Location
One of the many advantages are the healing properties of Yangantau. The mountain is a point where you can get healing mud.
This place is connected with Chelyabinsk by the M5 - a highway passing through the Gornozavodsk Territory. To get here, you need to pass Ust-Katav and Zlatoust, turn to Kropachevo, and then only 40 km remain, separating the traveler and destination. Then you can climb to Yangantau.
The mountain is famous for a source called Kurgazak. Nearby there is Kuselyarovo - a village where you can be treated with the help of hydrogen sulfide.
Discovery story
The legend of Mount Yangantau says that the shepherd who spent the night here discovered remarkable healing properties. He settled down for the night, crawling under the root of an old tree. Suddenly, steam rising from the ground became noticeable. So even in the cold season it was quite warm here.
In addition, previously a person had pains in the limbs that began to disappear. He told about this to his friends, who also began to visit this place. Mount Yangantau in Bashkiria was crowned with a statue depicting this very shepherd who discovered this miracle.
Nowadays, the statue is being restored. They built a hospital, which quickly gained wide popularity. The buildings are modern, comfortable, roads are covered with asphalt. At a depth of 60 m, a cauldron of enormous size is seething in the thickness of the soil, allowing people to heal numerous and serious ailments.
Scientific observations
Mount Yangantau was also explored by P.S. Pallas, a famous Russian explorer. He carried out an expedition here with his companions and described the local nature. In the spring of 1770, they moved along the Yuryuzan River. In the evening, it seemed that a giant cloud consisting of steam, a couple of arshins high, was accumulating around the hill.
The scientist also learned from local residents that 12 years before his arrival, lightning struck the pine tree, which burned it to the very roots. The fire spread to the mountain and ignited it from the inside. More fundamentally began to explore in the second half of the 19th century Yangantau.
The mountain became the subject of writing more than a hundred scientific articles and works that contained theories regarding the emergence of amazing features of this place. In fact, the exact answer has not yet been given.
Theories of occurrence
Yangantau is a mountain in the Bashkir language called "burning". It is believed that it can be a volcano that is napping. They did not establish what substances are boiling inside, and whether they can be dangerous for the local population in the future.
At a depth of 70 m there is a thermal type core, the temperature of which reaches 400 ° C. There are cracks on the surface through which gas penetrates outward. There they are intercepted by the wells of steam hospitals. Closer to the top, the air is hot, while in other places it is dry. The reason for this is now of interest to researchers.
In winter, more combustion processes begin than in summer. It is not possible to drill to great depths, because this creates the risk of disturbing the natural balance and the complete attenuation of the mountain.
Medical use
The treatment of people here began in 1940. At first, the technique was reduced to digging a person into the land cover and spending some time in steam pits, sitting on stools. Around 1935, wood huts were already used.
Today, having arrived here, you can see a sanatorium of a modern type with all amenities. Mount Yangantau is well-groomed and cleaned. Photos can show what wonderful conditions are created here. Even the slopes are watched very closely. On them you can go down to the shore of Yuryuzani.
The air itself is healthy and healthy, like water. Earlier, heating was carried out using the energy of the mountain interior. Pipeline water also has healing mineral properties. You can drink it, cook food on it, wash clothes and wash dishes. The local nature is extremely generous.
Recently, studies have been conducted of the Kurgazak spring, which showed that its liquid belongs to the group of Caucasian mineral waters. It contains manganese and useful iron, elements of zinc and phosphorus, silicon, molybdenum and much more along with healing microflora. Due to this composition, the substance is called living.
Healing water
Although the mountain is small, its glory is truly great. In Kuselyarovo, where you can get, moving over the course of Yuryuzani, there is a lake with hydrogen sulfide. Even in cold weather with a temperature of minus 40 it is not subject to freezing. The water is slightly salty; not only people, but also animals like to quench their thirst. Such a liquid can cure ocular trachoma. At a distance of one and a half kilometers there are keys breaking from the ground.
These places are truly unique, because, going out, water reacts with atmospheric air and can lose its beneficial properties, so you need to be treated on the spot.
Lake mud will not be so effective if you take it to the right place for a long time. Sapropels, ancient marine deposits, are also found here. There is a theory developed by one of the local historians of these lands, which says that in ancient times there was a global cataclysm, which became the factor that caused the appearance of the wonderful properties of this place. So the local useful objects are inextricably linked with each other.
Sanatorium complex
The local resort bears the name of the mountain. Around the true beauty, which is provided by the Ural Mountains. The height of the sanatorium above sea level is 413 m. It was founded in 1937. On the site of the health resort you can find comprehensive information regarding its procedures and treatment programs, as well as accommodation of guests and accommodation. The Ministry of Health oversees this item, operating throughout the year. The maximum number of people living at one time in its walls is 840. Any person starting from 4 years of age can take a treatment course. Families come here often.
Wells are both artificial and natural origin. You can take a thermal bath, affecting the health of many-sided. Pain and inflammation are relieved, muscle tone improves, and joints become more mobile. Microcirculation in the internal organs, gas exchange of tissues and blood, homeostasis improves. Activity increases. Vapor-saturated gases are also used, in which there are ions of more than thirty useful components.
So this land is a real treasure thanks to which everyone can make their life longer, healthier and more enjoyable. The staff of the sanatorium is ready to accept any person who has come here in any of the seasons.