Yamantau
is really Mount Yamantau, Mezhgorye, Bashkortostan
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The crew reach a military bunker inside Yamantau, hoping to find Russia's surviving government. Instead they find the leadership long gone and the survivors living as cannibals.
The real place
At 1,640 m Yamantau is the highest peak of the southern Urals and is widely believed to hide a large underground military complex. The closed town of Mezhgorye at its foot was built to serve it.
Visiting
Mezhgorye is a closed town and the land around the mountain is restricted, so a visit is not realistic. Many Western governments currently advise against all travel to Russia, so check official advice first.
Mount Yamantau is also in Call of Duty: Black Ops. See all 2 games side by side
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