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Bayanaul Range (Kazakh: Баянауыл тауы; Russian: Баянаульские горы) is a range of mountains in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[2]

Bayanaul Range
Баянауыл тауы
Landscape of the range
Highest point
Peak	Akbet
Elevation	1,022 m (3,353 ft)
Coordinates	50°50′36″N 75°39′46″E[1]
Dimensions
Length	40 km (25 mi) E / W
Width	20 km (12 mi) N / S
Geography
Location in Kazakhstan
Location	Bayanaul District Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan
Range coordinates	50°48′N 75°37′E
Parent range	Kazakh Uplands
Geology
Orogeny	Alpine orogeny
Age of rock	Silurian and Devonian
Type of rock	Granite, quartzite, porphyritic rock
Climbing
Easiest route	From Bayanaul

Bayanaul, the administrative center of Bayanaul District, lies at the feet of the eastern slopes of the mountains. A large sector of the range is part of the Bayanaul National Park, a 68,453 hectares (169,150 acres) protected area established in 1985.[1][3]

Geography

The Bayanaul Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Bayanaul stretches from east to west for about 40 kilometers (25 mi) with mountaintops averaging between 600 meters (2,000 ft) and 1,000 meters (3,300 ft). The highest point is Akbet, a 1,026 meters (3,366 ft) high summit. The uppermost levels of the mountains are generally rocky and their slopes are deeply dissected by valleys and ravines. No major rivers have their sources in the range. Most flow into the surrounding steppe, their waters ending up in distant salt lakes or dispersed in the sands.[2][4][1]

The main lakes in the range are Sabyndykol, the largest one, as well as Zhasybai, Toraigyr and Byrzhankol, the latter located in the western part of the range. There are also numerous rock formations within the mountain area.[4][1]

Flora

Below the rocky summits the slopes are covered by forests where larch and birch predominate. There is as well steppe vegetation made up of coarse feathergrass and forb grassland areas.[2][5]

See also

• Geography of Kazakhstan

References

External links

• Media related to Bayanaul Range at Wikimedia Commons
• Visit Kazakhstan

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- [en] Bayanaul Range

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[ru] Баянаульские горы

Баянаульские горы — горный массив на юго-западе Павлодарской области Казахстана. Горы тянутся с запада на восток на протяжении 40-50 км, а с севера на юг — на 20-25 км. Самая высокая точка — гора Акбет, достигающая 1022 м над уровнем моря. Основные геологические породы — крупнозернистые граниты, порфириты и кварциты. Реже встречаются сланцы и песчаники. Для Баянульских гор характерно ярусное строение.

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