Камышинские горы Уши и Лоб, Natural monument in Kamyshin district, Russia
Kamyshinskie Ushi and Lob are two hills near Kamyshin in Volgograd Oblast, within a 31-hectare nature monument established on 4 May 2011. The site protects a section of Tertiary deposits with fragments of paleoflora. The hills rise above the dry steppe on chestnut soils, in a landscape cut by ravines and gullies.
In the mid-19th century, a geologist studied these hills and discovered fossil remains there. The finds revealed that this area was once covered by subtropical vegetation.
The name Ushi means "ears" in Russian, and the hill's two projecting rock outcrops resemble them. The Lob ("forehead") is the neighbouring hill. The hills appear in a 1994 essay by local author S. N. Monikov, "Gory Ushi: A Stone Chronicle of Nature", published in the literary almanac Otchiy Kray.
The protected area is freely accessible, but the harsh steppe environment requires appropriate clothing and preparation. There is little shade or water nearby, so visitors should bring adequate supplies and allow enough time.
The protected area covers 31 hectares in two sections, 12 and 19 hectares, and is a regional natural monument created by decree of the Volgograd Region administration on 4 May 2011. Its purpose is to protect a section of Tertiary deposits with fragments of paleoflora. Collecting mineralogical specimens and removing rock or soil are prohibited.
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