Kokshetau Hills

{{about|the mountain system|the massif|Kokshetau Mountains}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name = Kokshetau Hills

| other_name = Көкшетау қыраты

| photo = Окжетпес вид с озера.jpg

| photo_caption = Landscape of the hill area

| highest = Mount Kokshe

| elevation_m= 947

| elevation_note=

| listing =

| parent = Kazakh Uplands

| map = Kazakhstan

| map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan

| label_position =

| location = Kazakhstan

| coordinates = {{coord|53|04|48|N|70|11|18|E|region:KK_type:mountain|format=dms}}

| coordinates_ref =

| geology= Granite

| geology1=

| period= Devonian and Silurian

| orogeny=Alpine orogeny

| range_coordinates = {{coord|53|00|N|69|00|E|region:KK_type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| length_km= 400 | length_orientation= E / W

| width_km= 200 | width_orientation= N / S

| easiest_route =

}}

The Kokshetau Hills ({{langx|kk|Көкшетау қыраты}}; {{langx|ru|Кокшетауская возвышенность}}) is a system of mountains of moderate altitude in the North Kazakhstan Region and Akmola Region, Kazakhstan.[http://bse.sci-lib.com/article062685.html Кокчетавская возвышенность]; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978. (in Russian)

The cities of Kokshetau, Shchuchinsk and Makinsk are located in the hill zone, as well as the Burabay resort town.

The Burabay National Park and the Kokshetau National Park are the main protected areas.

==Geography==

The Kokshetau Hills are a northern subsystem of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka), limited to the north by the West Siberian Plain. They are scattered across a vast area, with wide flat spaces in between of river valleys or lake basins. They stretch for about {{convert|400|km|sp=us}} between the Turgay Basin in the west and the Sileti valley in the east, with a width of {{convert|200|km|sp=us}} from north to south. The individual hills and hill clusters rise abruptly from the plains of the intermontane basins. They are generally rocky or have rocky outcrops at the top and there are bizarre rock formations as well.Google Earth

The elevations are moderate, the highest point is {{convert|947|m|sp=us}} high Mount Kokshe, also known as Sinyukha, rising in the Kokshetau Massif, located in the northeastern part of the Kokshetau Hills.

The Zhaksy-Zhalgyztau (highest point {{convert|729|m|sp=us}}), Imantau (highest point {{convert|621|m|sp=us}}) and Ayrtau (highest point {{convert|523|m|sp=us}}), are the main massifs in the western part, among other smaller and lower ones. The Zhilandi Massif (highest point {{convert|654|m|sp=us}}) and the Zerendin Mountains (highest point {{convert|587|m|sp=us}}), are located in the central part. {{convert|363|m|sp=us}} high Bukpa Hill rises above Kokshetau town and to the southeast rise the Makina Hills (highest point {{convert|516|m|sp=us}}).{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/n-42.jpg|title=N-42 Chart (in Russian)|access-date=19 October 2022}}