Bayanaul Range

{{Short description|Mountain range in Kazakhstan}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name = Bayanaul Range

| other_name = Баянауыл тауы

| photo = Добряк.jpg

| photo_caption = Landscape of the range

| highest = Akbet

| elevation_m= 1022

| elevation_ref=

| listing =

| parent = Kazakh Uplands

| location = Bayanaul District
Pavlodar Region,
Kazakhstan

| map = Kazakhstan

| map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan

| label_position =

| coordinates = {{coord|50|50|36|N|75|39|46|E|region:RU_type:mountain|format=dms}}

| coordinates_ref =

| geology= {{enum|Granite, quartzite, porphyritic rock}}

| period= Silurian and Devonian

| orogeny=Alpine orogeny

| range_coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|75|37|E|region:RU_type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates_ref=

| length_km= 40| length_orientation= E / W

| width_km= 20 | width_orientation= N / S

| easiest_route = From Bayanaul

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}}

Bayanaul Range ({{langx|kk|Баянауыл тауы}}; {{langx|ru|Баянаульские горы}}) is a mountain range in Bayanaul District, Pavlodar Region, Kazakhstan.Kanysh Satpaev. Encyclopedia / Editor-in-Chief B. O. Jakyp. — Almaty "Kazakh Encyclopedia", 2011. ISBN 9965-893-74-8

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 {{convert|68453|ha|sp=us|adj=on}} protected area established in 1985.[https://www.orexca.com/rus/kazakhstan/nature_parks/bayan_aul.htm Баянаульский национальный парк]

==Geography==

The Bayanaul Range is one of the subranges of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It rises in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Bayanaul stretches from east to west for about {{convert|40|km|sp=us}} with mountaintops averaging between {{convert|600|m|sp=us}} and {{convert|1000|m|sp=us}}. The highest point is Akbet, a {{convert|1026|m|sp=us}} high summit. The uppermost levels of the mountains are generally rocky and their slopes are deeply dissected by valleys and ravines. No major rivers have their sources in the range. Most flow into the surrounding steppe, their waters ending up in distant salt lakes or dispersed in the sands.Google Earth

The main lakes in the range are Sabyndykol, the largest one, as well as Zhasybai, Toraigyr and Byrzhankol, the latter located in the western part of the range. There are also numerous rock formations within the mountain area.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-43.jpg|title=M-43 Topographic Chart (in Russian)|access-date=14 October 2022}}

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