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Taganay

Coordinates: 55°15′35″N 59°47′33″E / 55.25972°N 59.79250°E / 55.25972; 59.79250
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Taganay National Park
"The river of rocks" in Taganay.
Map showing the location of Taganay National Park
Map showing the location of Taganay National Park
Location of Taganay National Park
LocationChelyabinsk Region, Zlatoust, Russia
Nearest cityZlatoust
Coordinates55°15′35″N 59°47′33″E / 55.25972°N 59.79250°E / 55.25972; 59.79250
Area568 km2 (219 sq mi)
EstablishedMarch 5, 1991 (1991-03-05)
Websitehttp://taganay.org/

Taganay (Russian: Таганай, Bashkir: Тағанай) is a group of mountain ridges in the Southern Urals, on the territory of Chelyabinsk Oblast, with the highest point rising 1178 m. above sea level. Taganay National Park was established in 1991, with its south-western border reaching down to the outskirts of Zlatoust. Total area of the park is about 568 square kilometres (219 sq mi), with the distance of 52 km (32 mi) from north to south and width of about 10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi).

The vast majority of the park is covered with forests of Siberian spruce, pine, larch, aspen, willow, lime and alder. Over 750 species of plants have been recorded, some of which are listed in the Red Book. This is also home to many animal species, wolves, lynxes, brown bears, martens, moose and otters. The park is also home to about 180 species of birds, 55 species of mammals and 10 species of fish. Some of them are also recorded in the Red Book.[1]

Climate and weather

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Climate data for Zlatoust, Russia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °F 3 6 15 32 46 55 60 57 44 32 21 6 32
Average precipitation inches 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.7 2.3 3.2 4.7 3.1 2.8 2.5 1.9 1.5 27.2
Daily mean °C −16 −14 −9 0 8 13 16 14 7 0 −6 −14 0
Average precipitation mm 36 28 28 43 58 81 120 79 71 64 48 38 690
Source: [2]
Looking south in the direction of Zlatoust.

References

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  1. ^ "Taganay National Park". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Weatherbase:Historical Weather for Zlatoust, Russia". Retrieved Feb 9, 2011.
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