Mount Karpinsky (Urals)

This article is about the mountain in the Urals. For the highest point in Severnaya Zemlya, see Karpinsky Ice Cap. For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Karpinskiy.

Mount Karpinsky, or Karpinsky Mountain, is a peak in the circumpolar part of the Ural Mountains. It is part of the Research Range, and lies on the boundary between the Komi Republic and the Tyumen Oblast. Rising to a height of 1878 m, it is composed of quartzites and crystalline schists. The slopes are predominantly mountain tundra, but there are coniferous forests in the foothills. Mount Karpinsky was named for the geologist Aleksandr Petrovich Karpinsky.^[1]

Mount Karpinsky
Mount Karpinsky Location in Russia Show map of European Russia Mount Karpinsky Mount Karpinsky (Komi Republic) Show map of Komi Republic
Highest point
Elevation	1,878 m (6,161 ft)
Listing	Ultra
Coordinates	65°03′50″N 60°11′08″E
Geography
Location	Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug in Tyumen Oblast, Russia
Parent range	Ural Mountains

See also

• List of highest points of Russian federal subjects