We continue a series of posts about what places in Russia are worth visiting. We already wrote about Lake Baikal and Kamchatka. Today we will talk about a very rare place, which is not so easy to get to. But it is absolutely worth it! In 2008, this place was recognized as one of the wonders of the world in Russia.
As soon as this beautiful and mysterious place of the Northern Urals is not called : Manpupuner , Man-Pupyg-Ner , Bolvano-Iz , Mansi idiots … Tourists usually call them briefly – “navels” . Manpupuner weathering pillars are considered one of the seven wonders of Russia .
Origin and legend of the name
Translated from the Mansi language, “Manpupuner” means “Small mountain of idols . ” And indeed, there are seven of these remnants. Six pillars lined up on a flat plateau, and one stands a little to the side. Their height is from 30 to 42 meters. They all have bizarre outlines.
For Mansi, this place has long been considered holy, they forbidden to go here. According to one legend, stone pillars in ancient times were seven Samoyed giants that walked through the mountains in order to destroy the Vogul people. But, rising to the plateau, their leader, the shaman, saw the sacred Vogul mountain Yalping-ner in front of him . In horror, he threw his drum to the top (it is now called Coyp – “drum”) and all seven giants were petrified with horror. Since then they have stood on this mountain plateau.
How were formed?
Being here, it is really hard to believe that these mysterious pillars were formed only due to the destruction of the mountains. However, this is so. Pillars formed over many millions of years as a result of weathering of the Ural Mountains . The weak rocks surrounding them collapsed, and these, which turned out to be harder rocks, survived and formed this miracle of nature.
The virgin beauty of this place has been preserved due to its remoteness and inaccessibility. Within a radius of hundreds of kilometers there are no settlements. For this reason, random people prone to vandalism, fortunately, do not get here. Campaign for Manpupuner for unprepared people is available only when throwing and throwing out by helicopter. In the case of a hiking trip is available only to experienced, well-trained tourists. The walking route usually takes about two weeks.
The information taken from here: https://nashural.ru
Also, you can ask how to get there and book the excursion
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