Yereymentau Mountains

Yereymentau
Ерейментау
Landscape of the range
Highest point
PeakAkdym
Elevation901 m (2,956 ft)
Dimensions
Length80 km (50 mi) N / S
Width20 km (12 mi) E / W
Geography
Yereymentau is located in Kazakhstan
Yereymentau
Yereymentau
Location in Kazakhstan
LocationKazakhstan
Range coordinates51°20′N 73°15′E / 51.333°N 73.250°E / 51.333; 73.250
Parent rangeKazakh Uplands
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Age of rockCarboniferous
Type of rockGranite
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Yereymentau

Yereymentau (Kazakh: Ерейментау) is a range of mountains in Akmola and Karaganda regions, Kazakhstan.[1]

Yereymentau city lies at the northern end of the range and the village of Beloyarka at the southern.[2] The Buiratau National Park is located in the Yereymentau Mountains, which are also part of a 364,580 hectares (900,900 acres) Important Bird Area.[3]

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference STM was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Ereymentau Mountains IBA Data Zone. Birdlife International