Dyatlov Pass topographic map

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Dyatlov Pass

Diaries and cameras found around their last campsite made it possible to track the group's route up to the day preceding the incident. On January 31, the group arrived at the edge of a highland area and began to prepare for climbing. In a wooded valley, they cached surplus food and equipment that would be used for the trip back. The next day, the hikers started to move through the pass. It seems they planned to get over the pass and make camp for the next night on the opposite side, but because of worsening weather conditions—snowstorms and decreasing visibility—they lost their direction and deviated west, toward the top of Kholat Syakhl. When they realized their mistake, the group decided to set up camp there on the slope of the mountain, rather than move 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) downhill to a forested area that would have offered some shelter from the weather. Yudin speculated, "Dyatlov probably did not want to lose the altitude they had gained, or he decided to practice camping on the mountain slope."

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Name: Dyatlov Pass topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Dyatlov Pass, Ивдельский муниципальный округ, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural Federal District, Russia (61.75499 59.46286 61.75509 59.46296)

Average elevation: 707 m

Minimum elevation: 494 m

Maximum elevation: 899 m