Ural Mountains

The northern Urals rise between the drainage of the Pechora to the west and the Ob to the east. Ridges, mountain rivers and treeless heights mark the transition toward the Arctic tundra. The Mansi knew sacred places in these mountains and the upper Pechora country; rivers and passes carried people between the two sides of the range. Farther north the Urals continue through the subpolar and polar mountains, separating waters that ultimately reach different Arctic seas.