Plateau Manpupuner - an amazing miracle, a natural monument of Russia. This name from the Mansi language can be translated as "The Small Mountain of Idols".
It is located in the Northern Urals, in thehard-to-reach area of the Komi Republic. This area belongs to the Pechora-Ilychsky Reserve. It is located on the slope (western) of the Ural ridge, between the rivers Ichotlag and Pechora.
Numerous legends are associated with this place. The slope, where the Pillars of Weathered towers, was the object of the cult of the local Mansi peoples. This is an amazing place, covered with mysteries and riddles, a place with an incomprehensible, but very powerful energy.
The columns of weathering on the plateau of Manpupuner are all called miracles. The remains, also called these stone statues, are on the plateau - this is the visiting card of the Urals.
Despite the fact that the plateau is located away from inhabited places, it is very popular among sports tourism fans. Only well-trained tourists can reach it on foot.
To visit the plateau of Manpupuner you need to get a special pass in the reserve administration.
According to scientists, stone pillars arethe result of weathering of soft rocks. More than two hundred million years ago there were high Ural mountains. Rain and wind, snow and frost, heat over time inexorably destroyed the mountains. To date, the Ural Mountains are among the lowest in the world.
Nevertheless, in the Urals there are places wherenature could not defeat the stone. Sericite-quartzite schists, which form the basis of the remnants, were destroyed much less, and therefore exist today, and the soft rocks were eroded, destroyed and carried down by wind and water to the foot of the mountain.
According to scientists, these stone giants -the result of selective weathering of rocks. They all have an unusual shape - some of them are narrowed at the base and resemble an inverted bottle. And their height reaches from 30 to 42 meters. Plateau Manpupuner - a place of mysticism. The remains are so ancient that the Mansi people worshiped them during the period of paganism. Sometimes it seems that the people of Mansi, unlike the scientists who make assumptions, know exactly what the true origin of these stone giants is ...
Until now, Mansi, wandering in these places withherds of deer, tell all tourists that in ancient times these stone statues were the seven giants who kept their way to Siberia. They wanted to destroy the ancient people of Mansi. But having risen to the summit, which is now called Manpupuner, the shaman of the giants saw the sacred mountain Yalping-Ner. In horror he threw away the drum. He fell to the conical peak, which rises south of Manpupuner and is called Koip. The shaman and his companions petrified with horror.
There is another version. For the Younger Brothers, (i.e., Mansi), six Samoyed giants chased. They pursued the unfortunates when they tried to leave behind the pass. In the sources of the Pechora River, the giants almost managed to overtake the fugitives, but Yalpinger suddenly appeared before them. He lifted his hand up and uttered only one spell, but it was enough to make the giants petrify. But, probably, Yalpinger did something wrong, because he himself became a stone. Ever since, they have stood opposite each other.
And the last legend that we will tell you. Seven giants marched behind Riphean to destroy Mansi. Having risen on Coyp, they saw the mountain Yalpngner - the sanctuary of Mansi. At that moment they realized the greatness and power of the Mansi gods. They became petrified with horror, and only their leader, raised his hand, protecting his eyes from Yalpngner. But this did not help him - he too became a stone.
Everything seen on the plateau is impressive. No photo or video can convey the living power of these giants. Once you are on the plateau of Manpupuner, you begin to believe in their strength, you feel the energy coming from this land. It is not accidental that it is called one of the places of the Force.
After a series of television broadcasts about thisAn amazing place many want to get to the plateau Manpupuner. How to get there (by car, plane, train), not everyone knows. But we'll talk about this a little later. And now I would like to say about what time of the year it is better to visit the plateau. There is no consensus on this issue.
Some believe that such a journey is betterto perform in winter, on skis. They are motivated by the fact that there are no midges, mosquitoes and gadflies at this time, the swamps completely freeze, and the frosted pillars look unusually beautiful. True, these people do not take into account that in the Ural mountains, the thermometer often drops to -40 degrees in January. The administration of the reserve believes that it is better to visit this place in the summer, having arrived here by helicopter.
Every self-respecting shaman of the Mansi tribecame to the plateau and drew here a magical power. By mere mortals on the plateau Manpupuner was strictly forbidden to climb - it was considered the greatest sin.
Manputunner has always been sacred to the peopleMansi, although its power was clearly negative. Not far from the plateau are several more sanctuaries - Holat-Chahl (Dead Mountain) and Tore-Porre-Iz. According to legend, nine Mansi hunters died under obscure circumstances on the Dead Mountain. The same fate befell the legendary group of students of UPI, which was headed by Igor Dyatlov in February 1959. This group also consisted of nine people. Since the time of that terrible tragedy, this place is often called the Dyatlov Pass.
A train travels from Syktyvkar to Troitsk-Pechorsk. The journey costs about 900 rubles. From Moscow to Syktyvkar, the plane will take you for 9900 rubles, and from St. Petersburg for 13600.
You can get to the Pillars of weathering by the train "Vorkuta", which will take you to the station of Ukhta. From here you get to the right place by bus.
On the plateau Manpupuner say that it is magical andmagic. An ordinary person is hard to argue on the themes of magic and magic, but the fact that this place is unusually beautiful is a fact confirmed by many.
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