Peaks
Park geography
Detailed analysis of terrain elevations, forest cover, and diverse landscape features
Comprehensive Geographic Profile and Mapped Boundaries of Samarskaya Luka National Park
This geographic profile examines the 1,319 square kilometer extent of Samarskaya Luka National Park within the Samara Oblast region of Russia. The data highlights the primary elevation reach of 381 meters and details the complex interplay of mountain, forest, steppe, and wetland environments found across the protected area boundaries.
A Volga-bending national park protecting Zhiguli mountains, stone steppes, and ancient forests in Samara Oblast.
Samarskaya Luka National Park
Samarskaya Luka National Park is a protected natural area centered on the great horseshoe bend of the Volga River in Samara Oblast of Russia, a region more widely known as the Samara Bend or the Zhiguli. The park preserves the northern flank of this distinctive geological formation, where the Zhiguli Mountains rise above the river and the landscape transitions from steep rocky hills into forested highlands, rolling ravine terrain, and broad Volga floodplains. The protected area combines karst uplands, broadleaf and mixed forests, relict stone steppes on southern limestone slopes, and Volga shoreline habitats. Established in 1984, it includes notable Zhiguli summits, the Volga floodplain, and a system of forested and steppe ecosystems of considerable ecological importance. The park works together with the neighboring Zhiguli State Reserve as part of the Middle Volga Complex Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO. Samarskaya Luka is widely recognized for the meeting of forest, steppe, and mountain ecosystems within a relatively compact area, and for the cultural-historical significance of its villages, caves, and legends associated with figures such as Stepan Razin, Yermak, and Pugachev. Its combination of rugged scenery, biodiversity, and human heritage makes it one of the most striking protected landscapes along the Volga.
- Location
- Russia
- Park type
- National park
- Established
- 1984
- Area
- 1,319 km²
- Highest point
- 381 m
Location overview
Recorded country and regional administrative memberships in Russia
Samarskaya Luka National Park Location and Geographic Overview
Samarskaya Luka National Park is situated within Russia and administered through Samara Oblast. Administrative placement records establish official regional context for protected area navigation.
- Countries
- Russia
- Regions
- Samara Oblast
- Primary location
- Samara Oblast
- Geographic setting
- Inland
Boundary and coordinates
This Samarskaya Luka record maps a separate 1,319 km² entity
Samarskaya Luka National Park mapped boundary and 1,319 km² area
Samarskaya Luka National Park has a mapped outline for this entity's 1,319 km² extent, providing context rather than survey geometry. Its facts can connect the area with centre, limits, spans, and perimeter wherever recorded.
- Boundary area
- 1,331.6 km²
- Boundary perimeter
- 341.3 km
- Northernmost point
- 53.4491° N
- Southernmost point
- 53.1389° N
- Easternmost point
- 50.1769° E
- Westernmost point
- 49.1607° E
- Geographic centre
- 53.2899° N, 49.6606° E
- North–south span
- 34.5 km
- East–west span
- 67.8 km
Elevation and terrain
Mountain terrain relief and recorded natural features
Samarskaya Luka National Park Terrain and Elevation Profile
Elevation summary records a maximum peak height of 381 meters across the protected mountain landscape. Linked feature cards provide names, types, and spatial relationships for recorded peaks, forests, and caves.
- Maximum elevation
- 381 m
- Highest point
- 381 m
Selected named natural features
Peaks
Три Сестры
Forests
Малинов Колок
Peaks
Отважная
Rivers
протока Воложка
Forests
Коптелов Колок
Environmental setting
Temperate climate zones, major forest cover, and diverse relief categories
Samarskaya Luka National Park Environmental Classifications and Terrain
Recorded landscape features and habitat types serve as interpretive categories for reading the physical setting of Samarskaya Luka National Park. Linked classifications connect stored environmental data to corresponding atlas destinations and regional records.
- Relief
- Mountain
- Climate
- Temperate
- Water
- Major water bodies
- Forest cover
- Mostly forested
- Seasonality
- Year-round
Landscape features
Mountains · Hills · Valleys · Cliffs · Forest · Steppe · Wetland · Lakes · Rivers · Cave · Karst
Habitat types
Temperate broadleaf forest · Temperate coniferous forest · Grassland · Steppe · Wetland · Riverine habitat · Lacustrine habitat · Karst habitat
Park atlas
Compare surrounding regional geography and connected protected landscapes along the Volga River basin
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Visitors exploring Samarskaya Luka National Park can examine other protected areas and nearby national parks sharing similar forest steppe or river basin environments. Extending the geographic comparison reveals broader regional terrain patterns and connects individual reserves into a wider conservation context.
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Samarskaya Luka National Park: Mapped Geography and Protected Area Landscape Context
An atlas-focused overview of the Zhiguli Mountains and Volga River meander.
Samarskaya Luka National Park covers 134,000 hectares of diverse terrain in Samara Oblast. This overview examines the protected area's karst limestone uplands, dense forests, and river floodplains. Access map-integrated data on the Volga River bend and the unique geological formations defining this regional ecosystem.
- Area
- 1,340 km²
- Established
- 1984
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Mixed relief
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Explore protected boundaries and regional geography.
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- IUCN
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Discover mapped park boundaries in Saratov Oblast
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- Area
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- Established
- 1994
- IUCN
- II
- Visitors
- 35K annual
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- Area
- 1,067.88 km²
- Established
- 2008
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland
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Examining the unique geomorphology and forest-steppe ecological boundaries.
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- Area
- 1,060 km²
- Established
- 2007
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland
Protected areaRussia
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Northwest
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Discover mapped boundaries and regional landscape context.
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- IUCN
- II
- Climate
- Temperate
- Access
- Access unknown
- Scope
- Terrestrial
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- Area
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- Established
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- IUCN
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- Relief
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- Area
- 365 km²
- Established
- 1995
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland
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