Mutnovsky volcano (Volcano Mutnovsky, muddy hill, hill Swivel) - natural monument, part of which is located on the territory of South Kamchatka Nature Park, declared a World Cultural and Natural Heritage in the category "Volcanoes of Kamchatka" . From Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky it is easy to see this impressive rock mass, from which the steam constantly rises. The Mutnovsky volcano is one of the most active on the whole peninsula.

The history of Mutnovsky's formation is quite long, and the structure is complex. This volcano, one of the largest in southern Kamchatka, consists of four craters formed by ancient explosions. The volcano is divided also by a ravine called the ravine Dangerous. In this case, everyone can enter the volcano himself: for this, special training and special vehicles are not needed. Only, of course, you need to follow safety rules.

There are two ways to climb the Mutnovsky volcano. The first way is very long, it starts at the Mutnovskaya geothermal station and is 35 km. On the way, you can stop at the Summer Cottages, which are called the mini Valley of Geysers. The second method takes less time, but difficult to implement, because the path runs along the bottom of a dry lake between the volcanoes Mutnovsky and Burnt by the way there are the gentle slope of rocks and glaciers, to overcome which will need a car with good maneuverability.

However, the Mutnovsky volcano is absolutely worth seeing with your own eyes. This place fascinates with fantastic landscapes, because here there is a constant confrontation of two elements: fire and ice. The glacial formations slip into three-hundred-degree jets of volcanic gases, split and melt before our eyes. And the cooling gas flows leave amazing sulfuric formations behind them, building out of them - like from cubes - amazing structures up to 3 m in height and up to 5 in diameter.

Volcanic activity has been going on here for thousands of years, thanks to which the walls of the craters have turned into bright shades of various colors. Vulcan still active, there occur periodically varying force eruption, resulting in the formation of the funnel, which fills thawed water, turning them into scenic lake.

aggregate of active volcano, thermal sources, including North and Mutnovsko Dachnye with vapor-gas jets , lakes and marshes with warm water, the Vulkannaya River, which falls at the exit from the crater with a stunning 80 m waterfall, and the mesmerizing canyon Dangerous makes the Mutnovsky volcano completely unique and dignified admired I natural world system.

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View of Vulcan Mutnovsky