Crimean Mountains

The Crimean Mountains (, translit. Krymski hory; , translit. Krymskie gory; ) is a range of mountains running parallel to the south-east coast of Crimea, between about 8–13 kilometer (5–8 miles) from the sea. Toward the west, the mountains drop steeply to the Black Sea, and to the east, they change slowly into a steppe landscape.