Tulymsky Kamen
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Tulymsky Kamen is a mountain range in North Ural
Ural (region)
Ural is a geographical region located around the Ural Mountains, between the East European and West Siberian plains. It extends approximately from north to south, from the Arctic Ocean to the bend of Ural River near Orsk city. The boundary between Europe and Asia runs along the eastern side of...

. Located in northeastern portion of Krasnovishersky District
Krasnovishersky District
Krasnovishersky District is an administrative district of Perm Krai, Russia; one of the thirty-three in the krai. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnovishersky Municipal District...

, Perm Krai
Perm Krai
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, Russia
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. Stretches from north to south and reaches in length about 24 km, in width 7 km (at the widest part). Highest point is 1,496 m, that also highest point of Perm Krai.

Slopes are steep, western slope on average steeper than eastern. Western slope is a source of some small tributaries of Vishera River
Vishera River
Vishera is the name of several rivers in Russia:*Vishera River *Vishera River *Vishera River **Bolshaya Vishera River, its tributary**Malaya Vishera River, its tributary...

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Located on area of Vishera Nature Reserve
Vishera Nature Reserve
Vishera – is a nature reserve in Perm Krai, Russia. Area is 2,412 sq. km, more than 75% of which covered by forest. Main river is Vishera, that flow through nature reserve about 130 km.- Geography :...

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Etymology

Word ‘Tulym’ in some Tatar dialects means ‘rocks sticking out of the river’ and in Komi-Yodzyak language
Komi-Yodzyak language
Yodz, Komi-Yodzyak , or Komi-Yazva is spoken mostly in Krasnovishersky District of Perm Krai in Russia, in the basin of the Yazva River. It is a Permic language closely related to Komi-Zyrian and Permyak...

 it means ‘rapids’, that can be explained that there are some rapids on Vishera River opposite of range. In Mansi language
Mansi language
The Mansi language is a language of the Mansi people. It is spoken in territories of Russia along the Ob River and its tributaries, including the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and the Sverdlovsk Oblast...

range has two names: ‘Yaktyl-ya-Nyor’ (range of rapids river) and ‘Luv-Nyor’ (horse-stone).

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