Vishera Nature Reserve
Vishera Nature Reserve, also known as Vishersky, is a nature reserve in the middle latitudes of the Ural Mountains in Perm Krai, Russia. It covers an area of, more than 75% of which is dark coniferous forest. An additional 20% of the territory is treeless mountain landscape. The Vishera River flows through nature reserve for about. Administratively, the reserve is located in the extreme north-east of Perm Krai, in Krasnovishersky District.
Topography
The reserve occupies 1.5% of Perm Krai's area. The highest peak in the reserve territory is Tulymsky Kamen at, also the highest point of Perm Krai. The lowest point is above sea level.The extreme north point of the nature reserve is at the drainage divide of the Kama, Pechora and Ob rivers. The small population of this place is made up of the Mansi people.
Ecoregion and climate
Vishersky is in the Urals montane tundra and taiga ecoregion, which runs north–south along the ridge of the Urals Mountains separating the Russian Plain from the West Siberian Plain.The climate of Vishersky is humid continental with cool summers, with a Köppen climate classification of subarctic climate Dfc. This climate is characterized by mild summers and cold, snowy winters.