The Crimean Mountains is a range of mountains running parallel to the south-east coast of Crimea about five and eight miles from the sea. To the east, they change slowly into a steppe landscape, towards the west, the mountains drop steeply to the Black Sea. The highest and the most significant of Crimean Mountains are called the Yayla Mountains (also known as Yayla Dagh and the Main range). Yayla Mountains is subdivided into several massifs, known as yaylas.
The highest and the most significant of Crimean Mountains are called the Yayla Mountains (also known as Yayla Dagh and the Main range). Yayla Mountains is subdivided into several massifs, known as yaylas.
The tallest peak of Crimea is the Roman-Kosh in the Babugan Yayla (about 1,520 meters high)
The Crimean Mountains are home to grand caves, forests of oak, beech, juniper, pine, and endemic species, windswept mountain plateaus, called yayly, and curious "cave cities" from the Middle Ages. The mountains are most accessible from Simferopol and the old Tatar town of Bakhchisaray, but you can also use an aerial tram that goes from Miskhor (between Alupka and Yalta) to Ay-Petri mountain at 1200 m above sea level. Up there you can find even downhill and cross-country skiing in the winter.