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Southern Ural (Russian:Южный Урал,Bashkir:Көньяҡ Урал) encompasses the south, the widest part of theUral Mountains, stretches from the river Ufa (near the village of LowerUfaley) to theUral River. From the west and east the Southern Ural is limited to theEast European Plain,West Siberian Plain and the steppes nearAral Sea andCaspian Sea.
The relief of the Southern Urals is complex, with numerous valleys and parallel ridges directed south-west and meridionally. The range includes theIlmensky Mountains separated from the main ridges by theMiass River. The maximum height is 1,640 m (5,380 ft) (Mount Yamantau) and the width reaches 250 km (160 mi). Other notable peaks lie along theIremel mountain ridge (Bolshoy Iremel and Maly Iremel), theNurgush, highest point 1,406 m (4,613 ft), and theNakas, highest point 667.6 m (2,190 ft).[1] The Southern Urals extend some 550 km (340 mi) up to the sharp westward bend of the Ural River and terminate in the wideMugodzhar Hills. The foothills of the Southern Urals extend up to 250 km (160 mi) with an average width between 40 km (25 mi) and 150 km (93 mi).[2]
The Southern Urals include lakes such asZyuratkul.[3]
