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Iremel

Iremel is a compact mountain ridge in the Southern Ural Mountains in the republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation. The highest peak, Bolshoy Iremel, or simply Iremel, stands at 1,589 metres (5200 ft) high. Maly Iremel, 6 kilometers north-east, stands at 1,449 meters. It is the source of the 1,430 kilometres long River Belaya.

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Mount Iremel
Highest point
Elevation1,589 m (5,213 ft)
Coordinates54°30′54″N 58°50′24″E / 54.51500°N 58.84000°E / 54.51500; 58.84000
Geography
Mount Iremel
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Mount Iremel (European Russia)
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Parent rangeUral Mountains

Iremel (Bashkir: Ирәмәл, Russian: Иремель) is a compact mountain ridge in the Southern Ural Mountains in the republic of Bashkortostan, Russian Federation (bordering with Chelyabinsk Oblast to the north-west). The highest peak, Bolshoy Iremel (Big Iremel), or simply Iremel, stands at 1,589 metres (5200 ft) high. Maly Iremel (Small Iremel), 6 kilometers north-east, stands at 1,449 meters. It is the source of the 1,430 kilometres long River Belaya.12

The highest peak of the South Urals, Mount Yamantaw (1,638 meters) is located 53 kilometers south-west from Bolshoy Iremel.

Storm clouds over Iremel.
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References

  1. "Иремель" (in Russian). Большая российская энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. "Иремель" (in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2019-05-23.