माउंट उच एन्मेकला पारंपारिकपणे पृथ्वीची ‘नाभी’ म्हणतात. असे मानले जाते की या गर्भाशयात आईच्या पोटात पोषण होते त्याच प्रकारे, पृथ्वीला या नाभिद्वारे महत्त्वपूर्ण ऊर्जा आणि ज्ञान प्राप्त होते.. उच एन्मेक पर्वतराजीभोवती कराकोल दरीची नैसर्गिक वैशिष्ठ्य, अल्ताईच्या सुवर्ण पर्वतांना लागून आहे, lies in its geographical formation. The region harbours many endemic red list species, such as the black stork, the Maral Root and the Snow Leopard.

The Karakol valley as a system of sacred sites is currently threatened by an oil pipeline under construction. Several sacred sites are directly endangered as well as red listed species such as the snow leopard. Other threats include changes in land law, land tenure and natural resource policies, increasing unregulated local and international tourism and destruction of sacred sites by development, theft and archaeology. UNESCO has supported missions into the Man and Biosphere reserve and local NGOs are pushing the recognition of the greater karakul Valley as a World Heritage site based on both natural and cultural criteria, the process receives little support from the current government.

To protect sacred sites and to curb the sources impacting on them The Uch Enmek Indigenous Initiative has founded a Park named after mount Uch Enmek as a response to the threats facing the Sacred Valley and the indigenous culture described below. The local spiritual leaders now give tours to educate tourists and to ensure that they behave according to the rules demanded by the sacred natural sites in the region. Components of the excursion include a ‘Kai’ throat singing performance, visits to rock art sites, kurgans, places of ritual and a traditional Altai meal. अधिक वाचा.