Kholodilnik Mountain (russian: гора́ Холоди́льник or ; lit. "Mt. Refrigerator", formerly Mount Muravyov-Amursky), is a mountain in eastern

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

. It is located in

Primorsky Krai Primorsky Krai (russian: Приморский край, r=Primorsky kray, p=prʲɪˈmorskʲɪj kraj), informally known as Primorye (, ), is a federal subject (a krai) of Russia, located in the Far East region of the country and is a part of t ...

, and is in the highest peak within the city of

Vladivostok Vladivostok ( rus, Владивосто́к, a=Владивосток.ogg, p=vɫədʲɪvɐˈstok) is the largest city and the administrative center of Primorsky Krai, Russia. The city is located around the Golden Horn Bay on the Sea of Japan, ...

at 257.9 m. There are fortifications near the summit, some of which are abandoned, while others are still used by the military. Tourists can visit the mountain to see the buildings and cellars of Fort Count Muravyov-Amursky and Soviet naval battery No. 198 "Kholodilnik" (built 1935), as well as the four remaining 130-mm B-13-3s battery guns. Mount Kholodilnik features many picnic areas on its eastern slope, as well as a pure water spring. The slopes are used for the open championship of the Far East for downhill and cross-country skiing. Mount Kholodilnik is also used by mountain paragliders. Geologically, the hills to the south of Vladivostok are part of the

Sikhote-Alin The Sikhote-Alin (russian: Сихотэ́-Али́нь, , , ) is a mountain range in Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais, Russia, extending about to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. The highest summits are Tordoki Yani a ...

range. The entrance to Mount Kholodilnik, oddly enough, is underwater, and it is protected with naval vessels. Every 3 years, products are imported to the mountain for the purpose of sustaining Vladivostok in the event of war, then the entrance is "closed" again. It is said that the food stores are sufficient to feed the city of Vladivostok for a whole year.

References

# Sights of Vladivostok http://primamedia.ru/news/374036/ # Competitions on the Mount Kholodilnik «XC TRAINING SESSION 2014. PART II». http://www.newsvl.ru/vlad/2014/06/15/124760/ Kholodilnik Kholodilnik {{PrimorskyKrai-geo-stub