The Ilmensky Mountains (Russian: Ильменские горы, romanized: Il'menskiye gory) are located in the Southern Urals in the Chelyabinsk Oblast on the administrative territory of Miass in Chebarkulsky and Argayashsky districts. They are on the Tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.^[1]

The Ilmensky Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Mount Ilmentau
Elevation	754 m (2,474 ft)
Coordinates	54°58′N 60°07′E / 54.967°N 60.117°E / 54.967; 60.117
Dimensions
Length	28 km (17 mi)
Width	15 km (9.3 mi)
Geography
The Ilmensky Mountains
Country	Russia
Oblasts	Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk
Geology
Age of rock	Carboniferous

They are famous for their precious (like topaz and beryl) and semi-precious stones, such as amazonite and rare metals, found in pegmatites and nepheline syenites. Now, most part of Ilmensky Mountains are inside strict Ilmen Nature Reserve and all mining activities there are prohibited.