Yamantau is a mountain located in the Bashkortostan Republic of Russia and is also known as Yavuzdagi. The mountain is the highest mountain in the Southern Urals, with an elevation of 1,640 meters. It is also part of the South Ural Nature Reserve. Yamantau Mountain has come to the fore with the allegations that it hosts the secret nuclear bunker complex of the Russian Armed Forces.
The Yamantau base is nowadays considered one of the most interesting secrets of Russia. Yamantau base first came to the fore with the news of The New York Times. It is stated that the base is located under the mountain in the Southern Urals and there is a road and rail link in the underground complex. However, the official existence of the base has not yet been confirmed. However, incredible rumors continue to circulate about the Yamantau base.
Some claim that huge amounts of weapons and food are stored in underground tunnels, others think there is a government bunker under a mountain in the Urals. One of the most striking assumptions suggests that an underground city large enough to house 300,000 people was built here. Although these allegations are frequently covered in the media, little is known about the facts.
However, one thing is known for certain: the area of Mount Yamantau is under the special protection of the state, and army personnel are constantly on duty here. Therefore, the area is closed to tourists, and those who wish to visit undergo strict controls. Locals claim that the area has been under special protection since the Cold War. Although some adventurers have managed to enter the area, locals advise not to reveal their presence here. Local peoples who name geographical objects often give their names a practical meaning. Therefore, Yamantau means “a bad mountain”, where it is difficult to graze herds on marshy slopes.
Revealing Secret Military Base Rumors
In 1979, a closed city Ufa-105 (Mezhgore) began to be built at the foot of the highest mountain in the Southern Urals. This venture was led by a company specializing in large-scale underground construction. At that time, there was no clear information about what was happening in the city. But soon, in the early 90s, rumors arose that a large underground bunker was being built on Mount Yamantau that could be used in the event of a nuclear disaster. Mezhgore; It is known as a forbidden coal mine site located on the highest mountain of the Urals.
These rumors were voiced by the former first secretary of the CPSU Bashkir Republican Committee, who was then retired and had nothing to lose, but it was only guest journalists that he wanted to talk about. Local authorities denied everything, and it was announced that there was only a uranium mine or a State Reserve food store on the mountain. These rumors disappeared in the late 90s, and the Ural underground builders left the area. The revival of construction in Mezhgorye took place in 2002. People returned to the city, and around Yamantau tourists began to be driven off the mountain.
Putin’s choice of the Abzakovo ski resort next to Yamantau led many conspirators to believe it was part of Putin’s plans to use Yamantau as an underground bunker, even though there was no dedicated ski resort there. At the same time, when the mountain’s potential capacity is calculated, about 300 it turns out that the person has enough space to live there for six months. But after 2007, Mezhgorye again remained empty. Presumably, the underground works that made up the city were completed or refrozen. According to eyewitnesses, it is now possible to climb to the top of Yamantau only by goat trails, bypassing the checkpoints on the slopes. No one knows what is protected.
It seems very suspicious that there is no certain information about the purpose of this secret military complex in Mezghorye and that the government refrains from providing information. This leads to the emergence of conspiracy theories. It is still unclear what the real purpose of this complex, located inside Mount Yamantau, is, but there are many claims and speculations. These claims include different scenarios such as a bunker, a nuclear weapons storage facility, a computing center, or even an extraterrestrial research center. However, no claims have been confirmed and the facts still remain a mystery.
Legends Told About Mount Yamantau
Among the locals, there are completely different, shrouded versions of the origin of the name of Mount Yamantau. According to the belief in the region, the evil virgins living on the top of the mountain take away everyone they meet. Many who had climbed Mount Yamantau disappeared without a trace, and their horses died of unknown causes.
Besides that, Mount Yamantau is covered with many legends and beliefs, most of which are associated with the Bashkir mythology character Shulgan. In these legends Shulgan is the personification of evil forces. Descending to the underworld through the Kapava cave on Mount Yamantau, Shulgan became its master and has since populated his kingdom with living people lost in the mountains. Although it is not known exactly why Mount Yamantau got this name, many tourists visit it to admire the beauty of the region from the outside.
