Mountain, located on the right bank Ardyma in the Penza region, a single cone-shaped hill with a magnificent landscape of the surrounding area.

This natural attraction Penza on a relatively small area has a rich flora. Some of the unique species of plants growing on a hill, are listed as endangered area. At the foot of the mountains lie the meadow steppes dominated uzkolisty feather. In the spring, during flowering, the base of the hill is a beautiful sight: bright purple curtain steppe sage and stems high tyurginskoy LAVATERA drowning in raznotsvete wildflowers. The air near the mountain full of Ardymskoy smell of thyme and sage.

The word "Shihan" has a lot of transfers from the national languages ​​of the peoples living in the Volga region, but the basis is always the word "mountain" the mountain-forest, single hill rocky elevation mountains, etc. And how many other mountains Ardymsky Sheehan is shrouded in many legends and stories about the Mongolian Khan with untold wealth, hidden in a mound and ancient burial sites. Archaeologists and researchers, in turn, argue that the mountain is outliers created by flowing glacial waters many thousands of years ago.

Today Ardymsky Sheehan is a monument of nature and beautiful sights of the Penza region. The regional museum Bekovo are artifacts found during excavations at the foot of the mountain, showing life of people in these areas, starting from the fourth century BC.