Bakhuis Mountains

Bakhuis Mountains
Bakhuis Mountains is located in Suriname
Bakhuis Mountains
Bakhuis Mountains
Location in Suriname
Highest point
Elevation956 m (3,136 ft)
Coordinates4°21′N 56°45′W / 4.350°N 56.750°W / 4.350; -56.750
Geography
CountrySuriname
DistrictSipaliwini District

The Bakhuis Mountains (Dutch: Bakhuisgebergte) are a mountain range in central Suriname, spanning 110 kilometres. The mountain range form of the northern part of the Wilhelmina Mountains, and the mountains and its village were named after the Dutch explorer and Royal Dutch East Indies Army officer Louis August Bakhuis [nl]. The range lies in the Sipaliwini Savanna District of Suriname. The Bakhuys Airstrip is near the village.