I live in Bashkortostan . The nature of my republic is very colorful and various. It is rich in animals , birds, rivers and mountains and one of them is Iremel .
highest mountain after Yamantau ( Yamantau - 1640 meters, Iremel - 1582 meters). This is not just a beautiful place , it is also very unusual. There happen to snow even in summer.The weather changes every 20 minutes , and you never guess : will it be sunny , snowy, rainy or windy.
Some believe that in translation from the ancient " er- emu - sludge " means "a place that gives us strength ," ie, exit point energy on the planet . And to prove cause of the fact that the locals used to call this mountain Navel of the Earth.
2 . The second version . In the " Quick toponymic dictionary " edited by VA Nikonov says that in translation from the Bashkir language " Iremel " - a " sacred mountain ."
3 . But this opinion up there opponents . They say that the word "sacred" in Bashkir sounds like " Izge ." But in the Bashkir language is the word " yrym " which translates as " spell ." And it is from this word occurs Iremel name .
4 . There is another version of the origin of the name " Iremel ." In Turkic languages , which include the Bashkir language , is the word " emel " and translates it as "saddle ", " saddle ". By the way, in the Tien Shan and Altai contain many passes in his title part " emel ". A Pass - this is the saddle between the peaks . We mentioned above that Iremel two vertices , and between them there is a saddle . Most likely, this version is the most truthful .
In general, the most important thing we realized Iremel- a sacred place.
"wild boar" and many other ranges and the Ural mountains. In the north-west of Iremel departs spur colts, south-west - Mountain bruise. Climate Iremel unique and encyclopedias described as: frequent and sudden change of weather, strong winds, winter blizzards (35-63 days), snow cover is 182-200 days, foggy days 200. Imagine, just 1582 meters, and the snow lies all summer!