Mount Payer () is a peak in the
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (; ) also known as Yamalia () is a federal subject of Russia and an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast. Its administrative center is the town of Salekhard, and its largest city is Novy Urengoy. The 2021 Russian ...
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Russia
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. It is the highest point of the okrug and of the
Polar Urals, as well as one of the highest of the wider
Ural mountain system.
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The name of the mountain originated in the Nenets language ''"pai/er"'' (пай/ер), meaning "rock/master".[ Пайер - Топонимическом словаре Республики Коми (Toponymic Dictionary of the Komi Republic)](_blank)
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Description
Mount Payer is a high mountain located near the Arctic Circle
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in the Polar Urals, a subrange of the Urals. It rises in the middle part of the range, in Shuryshkarsky District, near the border of the Komi Republic
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See also
* List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
* List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 meters
See also
* Highest points of Russian Fede ...
References
External links
Восхождение на гору Пайер (1472 м), высшую точку Полярного Урала в рамках туристического проекта Корона Урала.
(Climbing Mount Payer)
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Landforms of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
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