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The mountain range Sunduki is a natural and historical monument of nature of republican significance in the Ordzhonikidzevsky and Shirinsky districts of the Republic of Khakassia. Since June 18, 2011, the "Sunduki" Museum-Reserve has been operating on the territory of the mountain range.

Description
The mountain range with a total area of ​​2100 hectares stretches in the direction from south to north, being a continuation of the Efremkinsky ridge of the spurs of the Kuznetsk Alatau. The ridge consists of five separate mountains-remnants up to 200 meters high. The ridge got its name from the northernmost mountain, on top of which there is a rock-remnant or butte "Sunduk" in the form of a parallelepiped, resembling a chest with its outlines. The mountains themselves received the corresponding serial numbers: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sunduki. The butte is composed of red Devonian sandstone of a characteristic red-brown color. Hence its other name (khak. Khyzyl-khaya (Red Rock). All Sunduki are characterized by a sharp asymmetry: the eastern slope at the top abruptly breaks down, while the western slope gently descends into the valley. -9th Sunduk respectively): Abyyakh-khaya (Brotherly rock), Krest-khaya (Cross rock), Orta-khaya (Middle rock), Uzunkhaya (Long rock).

Nature
Under protection are: various variants of phytocenoses, preserved virgin areas of the steppes, historical sites associated with ancient human settlements (rock paintings, cultural and historical complexes, burial mounds, ancient burials, etc.), habitats of valuable, rare and endemic plants (goat-leaved volodushka, woolly panzerina, large-flowered slipper, dryad, etc.) and the habitat of rare bird species (peregrine falcon, saker falcon, steppe kestrel, imperial eagle, eagle owl, steppe eagle). The status of protected areas was determined by the decision of the Khakass regional executive committee dated July 21, 1988 No. 164.

Research
A great contribution to the study and popularization of the natural monument was made by Vitaly Epifanovich Larichev, the author of numerous scientific and popular science books, in particular on paleoastronomy: interpretations of cultural monuments of ancient people, which, according to the researcher, could embody their creators' idea of the structure of the universe.