Zyuratkul National Park

Zyuratkul National Park
Зюраткуль
IUCN category II (national park)

Zyuratkul' range and Zyuratkul' lake as seen from Nurgush range.
Map showing the location of Zyuratkul National Park
Location Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Coordinates 54°50′56″N 58°56′26″E / 54.84889°N 58.94056°ECoordinates: 54°50′56″N 58°56′26″E / 54.84889°N 58.94056°E
Established 1993

Zyuratkul National Park (Russian: Зюраткуль) is a Russian national park established in 1993 in the southern part of Satkinsky Raion (Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals). The park lies about 30 km south of Satka and 200 km west of Chelyabinsk.

Notable features include Zyuratkul' Lake, a rare mountainous body of water for the Urals 754 m above sea level, and a number of mountain ranges, among them Zyuratkul' range (8 km in length, rising 1175 m in its highest point). Another range, Nurgush, is the highest point of Chelyabinsk Oblast with a height of 1406 m.

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