Kuznetsk Alatau

Kuznetsk Alatau
Кузнецкий Алатау
Highest point
PeakStaraya Krepost
Elevation2,217 m (7,274 ft)
Coordinates53°51′34″N 89°18′01″E / 53.85944°N 89.30028°E / 53.85944; 89.30028[1]
Dimensions
Length300 km (190 mi) SW / NE
Width150 km (93 mi)
Geography
Kuznetsk Alatau is located in Khakassia
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau
Location in Khakassia
Kuznetsk Alatau is located in Kemerovo Oblast
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau (Kemerovo Oblast)
Kuznetsk Alatau is located in Russia
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau (Russia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhakassia
Kemerovo Oblast
Range coordinates53°45′N 89°15′E / 53.750°N 89.250°E / 53.750; 89.250
Parent rangeAltai/Sayan
South Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Proterozoic, Lower Paleozoic
Rock type(s)Gabbro, diorite, granite and syenite intrusive rocks
The Kuznetsk Alatau range
Sunset in the range

Kuznetsk Alatau (Russian: Кузнецкий Алатау) is a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia. The range rises in the Altai-Sayan region of the South Siberian Mountains, northwest of Mongolia. The Siberian Railway skirts the northern limit of the range.[2]

  1. ^ "Staraya Krepost". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ESBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).