The Yermak Stone is a cliff in Kungursky District of Perm Krai

Perm Krai

Perm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...

, at the territory of Preduralye Reserve. It is situated at the right bank of Sylva River

Sylva River

Sylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...

 opposite the Chikali Station. It consists of limestone

Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....

 and has peaks of different height which are called Yermak, Yermachikha and Yermachonok.

Inside the rock there is a cave, where, by legends, Yermak Timofeyevich

Yermak Timofeyevich

Yermak Timofeyevich , Cossack leader, Russian folk hero and explorer of Siberia. His exploration of Siberia marked the beginning of the expansion of Russia towards this region and its colonization...

 spent the winter and hid his treasures there.

Yermak Stone is a traditional place for mountain climbing competition. Every year, May 9, the Perm

Perm

Perm is a city and the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River, in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains. From 1940 to 1957 it was named Molotov ....

 city competition takes place there.

In literature

Yermak Stone is mentioned in the story "Boitsy" by Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak: