Basegi () is a mountain range in Middle Ural. Located in the eastern portion of
Perm Krai
Perm Krai (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (a Krais of Russia, krai), located in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is Perm, Russia, Perm. The population of the krai was 2,532,405 (2021 Russian census, 2021 ...
, on the border between
Gremyachinsk
Gremyachinsk () is a town in Perm Krai, Russia, located northeast of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. Population:
History
The emergence of the town in 1841 is connected with the mastering of the Gremyachinsky coal deposit. In 1942 ...
and Gornozavodsky districts, it stretches meridionally. Its length is about 32 km, width is 5 km (in the widest central part). The highest point is the mountain "Middle Baseg" (994 m); it has a dome shape.
To the north of the range flows the
Usva River
The Usva () is a river in Perm Krai in Russia, a :wikt:right bank, right tributary of the Chusovaya (Kama (river), Kama basin). The river is long, and its drainage basin covers .Vilva River. The Basegi range is a source of most of the tributaries of these two main rivers.
The
Basegi Nature Reserve
Basegi Nature Reserve (, also Bassegi) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict nature reserve) along the Basegi Ridge in the Middle Ural Mountains. "Basegi" means "spectacular", "beautiful" in the local Urals Russian dialect. It is relatively untouched ...
is located in the foothills of the range. To the north of the Basegi range is situated the highest point of Middle Ural,
Oslyanka
Oslyanka ({{langx, ru, Ослянка) is a mountain in Russia. With an elevation of 1,119 m, it is the highest point of Middle Ural. Oslyanka is located in northeastern Kizelovsky District, Perm Krai, Russia. It lies to the north of Basegi
Base ...
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There are several stories about the origins of the name. One of them is that the name stems from the Komi-Permyak word 'basok' which means "beautiful". Another theory claims that ‘baseg’ is a composition of the words ‘bas’ (beautiful) and ‘eg’ (river).