General information
- March 5, 1991- date of establishment of the park
- 568.43 square meters. km (568 thousand hectares) - Area of the park
- 52 km - length of the park from south to north
- 10-15 km - length of the park from west to east - on average
- 52 588 hectares (93%) (93%) - areas covered with forest
- 14 hectares - bogs
- 54 hectares - rivers
- 608 hectares - roads, clearings
- 509 hectares - pastures, hayfields
- 1791 hectares - bald mountains, slashes, wastelands
- 1268 hectares - homesteads
Climate
- The average annual air temperature is – + 0.85 ° C (in valleys) and -1.8 ° C (in the mountains).
- The maximum is – + 38 ° С.
- Minimum - up to - 50 ° С.
- СThe average annual rainfall is - 658 mm (in valleys) and 1000 mm (in the mountains)
Relief
In total there are 9 ranges of meridional strike in the park.
- The largest ridge is the - Big Taganay, 26 km long..
- The highest point of the Big Taganay Range and the entire park is the Kruglitsa Mountain (1177.8 m).
- The largest stone placer is – the Big Stone River with a length of 6 km, a width of 100-200 m, a depth of 4-6 m..
The hydrological network is 0,16% of the total park area.
- The park has 15 rivers, 37 streams, 26 springs, 27 marshes..
- The longest river is – the Great Kialim, a length of 46 km, in the park - 22 km.
- The largest swamp is – the Great Moss Swamp or the Kialim fold - 36 sq. km.
Geology
- 680 Ma age of Taganay metamorphic rocks
- 1,3 billion years - Age of Taganay magmatic rocks
Minerals and rocks
- 127 minerals
- over 35 rocks
- 10 - mine workings (pits)
Vegetation
In the park there are 749 species of vascular plants:
- 42 species are included in the Red Book of the Chelyabinsk region;
- 12 species are included in the Red Book of the Russian Federation;
- 20 species are endemic to the Urals and the Urals;
- over 27 – species are relict plants.
There are about30 species of trees,, of which - 14 are forest-forming species..
Fromthe lower plant-forms it is known:
- 13 species of moss;
- 180 species of lichens;
- 457 species of mushrooms.
Animal world
The territory of the park is inhabited by:
- 56 species of mammals;
- 192 species of birds;
- 6 species of reptiles;
- 3 species of amphibians;
- 14 species of fish;
The number of invertebrate species is about 1 thousand species.
Of the total number of species of wildlife living in the national park in the Red Book of the Chelyabinsk region included 73 species:
- 7 species of mammals;
- 18 species of birds;
- 2 species of reptiles;
- 4 species of fish;
- 42 species of insects;
- 1 species of mollusks.
The Red Data Book of the Russian Federation includes 17 species:
- 1 species of mammals;
- 9 species of birds;
- 4 species of fish;
- 3 types of insects.
The Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature includes 2 types:
- 1 species of mammals;
- 1 species of insects.