Crimea - Crimean Peninsula - is located between the Black and Azov Seas. Due to its location, flora and fauna, climate and culture, it has long and firmly taken its place among the most popular tourist destinations. One of their biggest attractions is the mountains.
The mountains of Crimea are several mountain ranges combined into one structure. They are not high, lower than the mountains of the Caucasus, but they are one of the oldest on the planet (formed 200 million years ago). They are all diverse and beautiful. Due to their strange forms, many beautiful myths and mysterious legends have long walked around these places.
The mountains have long become a local attraction, because it is simply impossible not to fall in love with them. Tourists come, just to admire, and try to conquer these peaks. In this article we will consider the highest mountains in the Crimea.
List
- 10. Eklizi-Burum, 1527 m
- 9. Kemal-Egerek, 1530 m
- 8. Nameless peak on the Gurzuf Yail, 1536 m
- 7. Zeytin-Kosh, 1537 m
- 6. Tas-Tepe, 1538 m
- 5. Uchurum-Kaya, 1538 m
- 4. Demir Kapu, 1541 m
- 3. Valentine, 1541 m
- 2. Boynus-Tepe, 1542 m
- 1. Roman-Kosh, 1545 m
10. Eklizi-Burum, 1527 m
Eclisey burum - one of the most famous hills in the Crimea. It has become popular with tourists due to its accessibility. It is easily accessible by transport. The small size served to ensure that the routes to conquer this mountain last less than a day.
Nature here does not sparkle with diversity, the cold wind constantly blows, so even in summer the temperature is kept quite low. The mountain becomes much more dangerous during the winter. It can not be reached with the help of lifts, they simply do not exist. You’ll have to get to the top, holding on to the rocks. From the very top you can see Sevastopol, Simferopol and Alushta.
9. Kemal-Egerek, 1530 m
Kemal Egerek - This is the highest point of the Yalta Yaila. She loses only 15 meters of the highest grief. In Tatar, its name means "the place where Kemal drives sheep". Vegetation pleases the eye only in the summer, but there are very picturesque mountain rivers.
This peak is a watershed of two rivers: Caspan and Dong. Not far from its highest point is a tourist area, and nearby you can find a captivated spring. Many note that this peak commemorates the Carpathians with both views and landscapes.
8. Nameless peak on the Gurzuf Yail, 1536 m
Gurzuf Yaila - the second highest yayla in the Crimea. She also has a middle name “Balaban-Kaya,” which in Russian means simply “big mountain". It is located among the main ridge of the Crimean mountains. Once upon a time there was a Taurus sanctuary on this ridge, and later there was a temple there.
Now, you can notice only a few stones indicating the importance of this place earlier. An unnamed peak is more likely even a mound, which is separated from another peak (Demir-Kapu). Between them there is a small hollow. And since they are very close, the name of this peak is not on any tourist map.
7. Zeytin-Kosh, 1537 m
Zeytin Kosh - rises right in the middle of Babugan. Tourists who climbed it, the most magnificent view. She is sharper than her sisters. Translated "Zeytin-Kosh" means "olive sheep grazing. " There is a legend that earlier an olive garden grew on this peak, but it is difficult for travelers to imagine this, because when they rise, they see only wasteland.
At the moment, the area there is almost completely devoid of vegetation. Often wolfberries come across except. It is forbidden to conquer it without permission and escort, since it is located on the territory of the Crimea nature reserve.
6. Tas-Tepe, 1538 m
Tas Tepe, like all the mountains on the Babugan plateau, completely treeless. The plant world is very scarce on the peaks themselves, but in the lower parts of the mountains it is magnificent.
Many tourists come here just to look at the whole carpets of flowers. This insanely beautiful sight - glades full of beautiful delicate mountain flowers.
It turns out so because the water is easy to linger. After all, the entire surface consists of pits, cracks and depressions. For the same reason, these peaks are considered difficult for climbers. Travelers are warned that there is a great danger of being stuck in one of the failures, so you need to be extremely careful.
5. Uchurum-Kaya, 1538 m
Uchurum Kaya - a mountain located on the Babugan plateau. "Babugan" translated into Russian means Beladonna. The whole egg was named after this plant, because it can be seen most often. This is the only plant that you will find in large numbers along the entire ridge.
Mount Uchurum-Kaya is very similar to Tas-Tepe. Far from the most popular tourist destination. Many tourist routes only touch the edge of it, or go through, but almost no one rises just for the sake of this peak.
4. Demir Kapu, 1541 m
Demir Kapu - the peak, inferior to the highest only 4 meters, for which it became an item on the list of almost every climber. The top has a conical shape. Here, unlike the Babugan Plateau, the diversity of nature is widely represented. You can see about a thousand species of plants that are considered relict and about 500 included in the Red Book.
Demir-Kapu is considered one of the most beautiful mountains of Crimea. But the climb does not depend on picturesqueness, therefore it remains as difficult as on other mountains. Climbing to the top can be done at any time of the year, but, in any case, it is better to conquer this mountain with a guide, so as not to spoil your trip with troubles along the way.
3. Valentine, 1541 m
Unlike Demir Kapu, Valentine located on Babugan. You could be mistaken in deciding that Mount Uchurum-Kaya and Mount Valentine are one and the same. But these are two completely different peaks that are located on opposite sides of the hiking trail.
There is an opinion that this mountain was called very recently, because the name is too far out of the usual for these places. And also because it is not indicated on any official map, and its name can be found only on some sites.
2. Boynus-Tepe, 1542 m
Boynus Tepe - the peak on the north side of Babugan. She is inferior in all her neighbor - Roman-Kosh. Although the landscapes that open from it are no less fascinating. Together with other objects of the reserve, this peak is guarded, so some rules must be observed there, but it’s better not to go there without the support of a guide.
The place is very popular, so there are many options for visiting. Many tourist routes have been laid through it, but the most popular are the routes to Roman Kosh.
1. Roman-Kosh, 1545 m
Roman Kosh - This is the highest point of the Crimean mountains. From its top you can see the forest of the reserve, Simferopol, Bakhchisaray and the sea, but very, very far away, because the mountain is located in the very north of the Yail. The peak does not have a pointed peak; it looks like a large hill on a plateau high in the mountains. Its only difference from its neighbors is a cross mounted at the very top.
There are many translations of the name. "Supreme peace», «shepherds' forest pasture "," upper halt"- all these are the names of the highest point of Crimea. In summer, many tourist groups hit the road to conquer this place. There are many ways to get there, some routes offer to be done in a day, but most often Roman-Kosh becomes a point in the thread of a multi-day hike.
Crimea immediately captivates with its beauty, landscape and nature. Once having arrived and having fallen in love, it is already impossible to forget.