Yuraktau

Yuraktau (Bashkir: Йөрәктау — "heart mountain") is one of the four shihans, located in Ishimbaysky District, on the border with the city Sterlitamak. It is a remainder of a reef, the Lower Permian (Late Paleozoic) reef massif, formed over 230 million years ago in the tropical sea.

Yuraktau
Yuraktau. View from the height of 85 meters.
Highest point
Elevation	338 m (1,109 ft)
Prominence	200
Coordinates	53°44′30″N 56°05′51″E
Geography
Yuraktau Location Yuraktau Yuraktau (European Russia)
Location	Ishimbaysky District, Bashkortostan, Russia
Parent range	Southern Ural

This natural monument may be destroyed by The Bashkir soda company and Russian authorities.

Physiographic characteristics

Length - 1 km, width 850 m, height - above the Belaya River- 220 m, above the soil level - 200 m, the absolute height above the sea level - 338 m.

Has a conical shape. Slopes - 20-30 degrees, but do not form rocky ledges. The lower part is covered with scree. At the base of the northern slope of the mountain are springs, one of which is sulphurous.

The lake Moksha is located at the foot of Yuraktau.

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