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Description: An unforgettable trip to the Big Iremel mountain peak, 1586 m (Southern Urals). Mount Iremel symbolizes the beauty and majesty of the Southern Urals. It consists of a ancipitate array - Small and Big Iremel. Big Iremel is the second highest peak of the Southern Urals. Its highest point reaches 1586 m above sea level. The slopes are covered with huge boulders Iremel – kurums. When you climb to the top you can notice a change of four high-altitude zones, each of which has its own characteristic vegetation. Spruce, fir, birch grow in the mountain-forest belt. Subalpine belt with a woodland is located above it. The real mountain tundra with dwarf birches, elfin northern berries begins a little bit higher. Finally, at the very top there are areas of alpine cold deserts.
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