Iremel is a compact mountain

Mountain

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 ridge in the Southern Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains

The Ural Mountains , or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia...

 in the republic of Bashkortostan

Bashkortostan

The Republic of Bashkortostan , also known as Bashkiria is a federal subject of Russia . It is located between the Volga River and the Ural Mountains. Its capital is the city of Ufa...

, Russian Federation (bordering with Chelyabinsk Oblast

Chelyabinsk Oblast

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 to the north-west). The highest peak, Bolshoy Iremel, or simply Iremel, stands at 1589 metres (5200 ft) high. Maly Iremel, 6 kilometers north-east, stands at 1449 meters. It is the source of the River Belaya.

The highest peak of the South Urals, Mount Yamantaw

Mount Yamantaw

Mount Yamantau is in the Ural Mountains, Bashkortostan, Russia. The name means bad mountain in the Bashkir language . It is also known as Mount Yamantaw. It stands at 1,640 metres and is the highest mountain in the southern Urals...

(1660 meters) is located 53 kilometers south-west from Bolshoy Iremel.