Krasnovishersk (Russian: Краснови́шерск) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnovishersky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the western slopes of the Northern Urals, 315 kilometers (196 mi) north of Perm, the administrative center of the krai.

[citation needed] A memorial to Varlam Shalamov was erected in Krasnovishersk in June 2007 on the site of his first labor camp.

[3] The town's industries include timber and woodworking, as well as ferrous metallurgy.

There is no direct railway link with town; the nearest station is in Solikamsk.

Ethnically, 88.4% of the town's population are Russians, 0.5% are Ukrainians, 0.3% are Tatars, and 0.3% are Belarusians.