Bayanaul Range
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Bayanaul Range (Kazakh: Баянауыл тауы; Russian: Баянаульские горы) is a mountain range in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.[2]
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Bayanaul Range | |
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Баянауыл тауы | |
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 | 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 |
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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-hectare (169,150-acre) protected area established in 1985.[1][3]