| Bektauata | |
|---|---|
| Бектауата | |
 View of the range from the M36 Highway | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Bektauata Peak |
| Elevation | 1,213 m (3,980 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 15 km (9.3 mi) NE / SW |
| Width | 11 km (6.8 mi) NW / SE |
| Geography | |
  Bektauata Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Location | Kazakhstan |
| Range coordinates | 47°27′N 74°47′E / 47.450°N 74.783°E |
| Parent range | Kazakh Uplands |
| Geology | |
| Orogeny | Alpine orogeny |
| Rock age | Carboniferous |
| Rock type | Granite |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | From Balkhash City |
Bektauata (Kazakh: Бектауата) is a mountain range in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.[1]
Balkhash City is located less than 70 kilometers (43 mi) to the south of the range and the M36 Highway passes to the west of it.[2] The range is part of the Bektauata State Zoological Nature Sanctuary, a IUCN Category IV protected area.[citation needed] There is a campsite in one of the valleys of the range.[3]
- ^ Kazakhstan National Encyclopedia / Ch. ed. B.O. Jakyp. — Almaty: « Kazakh encyclopedia» ZhSS, 2011. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5
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