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Ilmen mountains

The 2329th highest mountain range in the world

754m

The Ilmensky Mountains are located in the Southern Urals in the Chelyabinsk Oblast on the administrative territory of Miass in Chebarkulsky and Argayashsky districts. They are on the Tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are known for their precious (like topaz and beryl) and semi-precious stones, such as amazonite and rare metals, found in pegmatites and nepheline syenites. Ilmenite is named after them, after being found here. Now, most part of Ilmensky Mountains are inside strict Ilmen Nature Reserve and all mining activities there are prohibited.

Location: Russia.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

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