Guberlin Mountains

Guberlinsky mountains — mountain range in the east Orenburg Oblast, in basin river Guberl (right tributary Ural). Southern part of Ural Mountains.

Guberlin Mountains
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Highest point
Parent peak	Transverse (mountain)
Coordinates	51°20′N 58°21′E
Geography
Location	Orenburg Oblast

The Guberlin Mountains extend from north to south [1] for 70 km.[2] Their area is about 400 km².[3] The mountains are heavily indented by the valley Guberli, as well as by the ravines, ravine s and ravines of its tributaries. The depth of some gorges reaches 80–100 m.[1] The prevailing heights are 300–350 m.[2] The highest peak is mountain Cross.[3] In the southern part, the Guberlin Mountains turn into Mugodzhar Hills.

The mountains are mainly composed of tufa, siliceous and clayey slate.[2] steppe vegetation grows on the slopes, there are mosses and lichen and.[3] Within the mountains there are deposits of manganese, copper, iron and nickel ores (Akkerman nickel mine), chromium a, limestone and others minerals[2][4]