Kosvinsky Kamen
Mount Kosvinsky Kamen, Kosvinsky Mountain, Kosvinski Mountain, Kosvinsky Rock or Rostesnoy Rock (Russian: Косвинский камень, Косьвинский камень, Ростесной камень) is a mountain in the northern Urals, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.
| Kosvinsky Kamen | |
|---|---|
| Косвинский камень | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,519 m (4,984 ft) |
| Coordinates | 59°31′N 59°03′E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Russia |
| Parent range | Ural Mountains |
Its summit is bare of vegetation with an uneven rocky surface and small lakes fed by melting snow. The Kosva River flows from the mountain, hence the name.
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia describes Kosvinsky Rock as "mountain massif" of height 1,519 m. Its constitution is pyroxenites and dunites of lower and middle Paleozoic era. The slopes are covered with conifers with some birch up to 900–1000 m, with alpine tundra above.
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