Kharatas
is a mountain range in the
Kuznetsk Alatau in the western part of the
Ust-Abakansky district of the
Republic of Khakassia.
The name is derived from the common Turkic kara (black) and Shor tas (naked).
The second order short mountain range
adjoins the main ridge spurs of
Kuznetsk Alatau. The length is from the southwest to the northeast. Kharatas branches off from the main ridge of the
Kuznetsk Alatau in the region of
Mount Verkhny Zub and is
the watershed of the Kharatas and
Bely Iyus rivers. Absolute heights increase from north to south, from to (mountain Staraya Krepost). The southern section is represented by
peneplanated dissected highlands – dominated by
tundra landscapes and fragments of
subalpine meadows and light forests on tundra
peaty and
mountain meadow soils. The middle section – is a steeply sloping middle mountain, deeply dissected, with dark
coniferous forests. The northern part – is a steeply sloping, strongly and moderately dissected, ridged,
peneplainized
lowland, with
cedar-
fir
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spruce
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and
pine-
larch forests on the slopes.
Kurums of the Kuznetsk Alatau cover the Karatas ridges.
Popular destination for mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain tourism
Peaks
Source:
Passes
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Lakes
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See also
*
Kuznetsk Alatau
*
Kuznetsk Alatau Nature Reserve
Kuznetsk Alatau Nature Reserve (russian: Кузнецкий Алатау заповедник) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) on the Kuznetsk Alatau, a mountain ridge in the Altai-Sayan mountain region in southwestern Siberia. T ...
* Podnebesnyye Zub'ya
* Ridge Tigirtish
Literature
* Encyclopedia of the Republic of Khakassia:
n 2 volumes
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History
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/ Government of the Rep. Khakassia;
cientific-ed. council: V. A. Kuzmin (prev.) and others - Abakan: Polikor, 2007. Vol. 1:
- H - 2007. - 430,
p. : ill., portr. — Bibliographer. at the end of words. Art. - S. 252–253.
References
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Mountain ranges of Russia
Landforms of Siberia
Landforms of Khakassia
South Siberian Mountains