Mount Ku

{{Short description|Range of mountains in Kazakhstan}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Ku

| other_name = Қу тауы

| photo = Mount Ku 2018-10-26-23 59 Sentinel-2 L2A.jpg

| photo_caption = Mount Ku Sentinel-2 image

| highest =

| elevation_m= 1356

| elevation_note=

| listing =

| parent = Kazakh Uplands

| map = Kazakhstan

| map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan

| label_position =

| location = Kazakhstan

| coordinates =

| coordinates_ref =

| geology= Granite and diorite

| geology1=

| period= Silurian and Devonian

| orogeny=Alpine orogeny

| range_coordinates = {{coord|49|49|N|76|46|E|region:RU_type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| length_km= 20| length_orientation= NW / SE

| width_km= 12 | width_orientation= NE / SW

| easiest_route =

}}

Mount Ku ({{langx|kk|Қу тауы}}) is a mountain massif in the Karkaraly District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.Nature of Kazakhstan: Encyclopedia / General editor. B. O. Jacob. - Almaty: "Kazakh Encyclopedia" LLP, 2011. T.Z. - 304 pages. ISBN 9965-893-64-0 (T.Z.), ISBN 9965-893-19-5

Yegindybulak village lies at the feet of the southwestern slopes of the mountain. The Ku Zazaznik, a {{convert|33500|ha|sp=us}} protected area, is located in Mount Ku.[https://oopt.kz/categories/view/kuv_zak/ Особо Охраняемые Природные Территории - Кувский государственный природный заказник (зоологический)]

==Geography==

Mount Ku is part of the Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It is a compact-shaped range of moderate altitude located in the northeastern sector of the highlands. The Myrzhyk massif lies {{convert|40|km|sp=us}} to the ENE of the eastern slopes, the Bakty Range {{convert|35|km|sp=us}} to the south, and the Kent Range {{convert|60|km|sp=us}} to the SSW. Lake Balyktykol lies {{convert|30|km|sp=us}} to the west.

The highest point of Mount Ku is a {{convert|1356|m|sp=us}} high summit. There are springs at the foot of the mountains.{{cite web|url=https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/m-43.jpg|title=M-43 Chart (in Russian)|access-date=4 October 2022}}Google Earth