Mount Stranzul

Stranzul is a 1,630 m summit (1,631 m according to other sources) in the south-western Gorgany. It belongs to the Bushtul group, which lies south of the Nimetskyi pass (1,177 m), and stands on the south-western shoulder that branches off from Bushtul. Some maps spell the name “Stranzhul”. The nearest villages are Nimetska Mokra (about 8.5 km) and Lopukhiv (about 9 km) in the Tiachiv district of Zakarpattia Oblast.

Stranzul is surrounded by high neighbours: Andriuske (1,603 m) stands about 840 m to the south, Bahno (1,608 m) a kilometre to the north-east, Molochna (1,645 m) 2.2 km to the north-east and Bushtul itself (1,691 m) 2.8 km to the north. Further north, about 3.3 km away, lies Roshka (Reskal, 1,612 m), while to the south-west the shoulder drops towards Pryslup (1,337 m).

How to get there

Our route Bert ridge – Mount Bushtul – Nimetska Mokra (21.3 km) passes about 20 m from the summit on its way down to Nimetska Mokra. Our other routes run 2.8 km away: Dariv ridge – Mount Bushtul – Mount Bert (19.5 km) and the long Gorgany traverse Tatariv – Syniak – Dovbushanka – Chorna Kleva – Bratkivska – Syvulia – Kinets Horhanu – Popadia – Hrofa – Myslivka (171.1 km).

Water, shelter and safety

Our map shows no springs or huts within 4 km of the summit, so carry water and a tent. Gorgany summits are covered with boulder fields and dwarf pine — the rocks are slippery after rain and the path is easy to lose in fog; the nearest village is more than 8 km away. Plan ahead and tell someone your route. The nearest summit with our forecast is weather on Velyka Syvulia (about 20 km away). In an emergency call 112 or 101 — contacts of the nearest units are on our mountain rescue page.

Interesting facts

• Two more summits over 1,600 m, Andriuske and Bahno, stand on the same shoulder of Bushtul.
• Stranzul is higher than Prybui, the last summit of Bushtul’s south-western shoulder.