A photograph of a mountain range, similar to the silhouette of a sleeping woman, spread in social networks. According to some users, in the photo of Mount Sulahat in the North Caucasus. We found out whether this picture was true.

The most popular photograph of a mountain range in the form of a sleeping woman scored in social networks "VKontakte", Facebook And Twitter. For example, fast in the group "Anime Nyaa | Anime memes ”scored 22,400 likes and 3,500 reposts, and in group “Amazing Nature” - 1800 likes and 600 reposts. IN Twitter One of the commentators of the posted photo confirmedthat such a mountain really is in the North Caucasus and that he himself went there “five times”: “G. Sulahat is located in the Western Caucasus, in Dombai, in the upper reaches of the Alibek River. 3409 m. It looks from the gorge as a lying woman. Legs, stomach, chest, head are visible. The snowfield is like hair. The training mountain at the climbers 2A to. In the photo Render of the 3D model with processing in Photoshop. "

In Dombai there really is a mountain called the female name Sulahat. The folk legend. In ancient times, the inhabitants of the mountain valley suffered from strong ice winds blowing through the pass. A resident of the village named Sulahat decided to sacrifice herself to save her people. She climbed the pass and lay down on the crest of the mountain, blocking the road with cold winds. The petrified body of Sulahat, according to legend, can still be seen among the mountain peaks.

Many users of social networks Publishing identical photos of a picturesque mountain range, but indicating other locations. For example, Twitter user claimsthat in the photo is the mountain ridge of the mountain of a sleeping lady in the Province of Chiangrai in Taiwan. Also sound Optionsthat this mountain is located in the Mountain System of Karakorum in Asia, Tibet, Alps, Mexico, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

In the English -language segment of the Internet is the most common version The fact that the picture was taken in Alaska. Allegedly, this is what Mount Susite, or a sleeping lady, in the mountain massif of Chugach, looks like this from the drone. The name of the sleeping lady is also connected with the name legend. When the girlfriend of the girl went to protect the village, she promised to wait for him in the place where they said goodbye. After many sleepless nights, the girl plunged into sleep. The village residents, having learned about the death of the groom, did not dare to interrupt the bride's peaceful dream. So she forever remained there in anticipation of her lover. A picture of a “sleeping woman” familiar to us can be found in section Photos of the Mountain Susita on Google Maps.

Nevertheless, mountains in the form of a sleeping woman do not exist either in Alaska, nor in the North Caucasus, or in other mentioned locations. This image is a computer graphics created by the French artist Jean-Michel Biobore. In March 2020, Bihorel Published This is an image called “Winter Dream” on its Facebook page. To users' questions where this mountain is located, Jean-Michel answered: “In my computer. This is a digital sculpture. " According to him, when creating work, he used the mixed 3D scan, manual modeling and landscape procedure. In him Portfolio There are other hyperrealistic images of natural landscapes.

*Job "Mountain" Jean-Michel Bihrel, created using procedural generation landscape*

A month after the publication of the Winter Sleep, American photographer Rob Hans Loaded This is the image of the Fineartamerica website, passing it for its photograph of the real mountain. A month later, a digital drawing began to spread on social networks with signature "Mount Sleeping Lady, Alaska." The earliest fast With the mention of Mount Sulakhat in the North Caucasus, which we managed to find, appeared on July 24, 2022 in the amazing nature group.

Apparently, Internet users distributed a digital image by taking it for a real photo. Perhaps the drawing is most often pretended to be a Susita Mountain in Alaska or Sulahat in the North Caucasus because of ancient legends associated with these mountains about a sleeping or petrified girl.

Image on the cover: YouTube channel of Jean-Michel Bihrel