Kholat Syakhl

Kholat Syakhl, a transliteration in Russian of Holatchahl, meaning "Dead Mountain" in Mansi[1] (lit. Мёртвая вершина Myórtvaya vershína in Russian) is a mountain in the northern Ural region of Russia.

Kholat Syakhl
Kholat Syakhl
Location relative to European Russia
Kholat Syakhl
Kholat Syakhl (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
Kholat Syakhl
Kholat Syakhl (European Russia)
Highest point
Elevation1,096.7 m (3,598 ft)
Naming
Native nameХолатчахль  (Russian)
English translationDead Mountain
Geography
LocationKomi Republic and Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Parent rangeUral Mountains

The name of this mountain pass simply means "lack of game" for Mansi hunters. The Mansi word kholat (meaning "dead" or "meager") is a relatively common name on their territory and is part of at least 3 other topographic objects.

On February 2, 1959, a group of ski hikers led by Igor Dyatlov mysteriously perished on the east shoulder of the mountain.

References

  1. Eichar, Donnie Dead Mountain: The True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident (Chronicle Books, October 22, 2013, ISBN 1-452-11274-6), p. 19.


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