Kokshetau Mountains ( Kazakh : Көкшетау тауы ) or Kokshetau Massif is a mountain massif in the Akmola Region , Kazakhstan .
5-607: Shchuchinsk city and Burabay spa town are located in the massif. The mountains are part of the Burabay National Park , a protected area . The Kokshetau Mountains are part of the Kokshetau Hills , a subsystem of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka). It is a small, compact mountainous cluster of moderate altitude located in the northern sector of the highlands. Small lakes lie in the central, western and northwestern area of
10-523: Is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan , located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye . It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District) in Akmola Region and is the centre of a large agricultural area. Shchuchinsk is located at the feet of the Kokshetau Massif , in the Kokshetau Hills , northern part of the Kazakh Uplands . Burabay spa town lies nearby to
15-465: The northeast. Shchuchinsk was founded as a Cossack settlement called firstly as vyselok Shchuchinskiy in 1850. Several years later it became stanitsa Shchuchinskaya. National Ski Center with two modern olympic ski jumping hills, large (K125) and normal (K90), 16 FIS cross-country ski courses and biathlon stadium has opened in July 2018. Vladimir Smirnov , cross-country skier, Olympic champion 1994
20-672: The range, including Burabay , Shchuchye , Ulken Shabakty and Kishi Shabakty . The highest point of the massif is Mount Kokshe , towering at 947 meters (3,107 ft) and located in the northern part near Kishi Shabakty Lake. River Kylshakty has its sources in the Kokshetau Massif. The slopes are often cut by deep ravines. Owing to denudation and weathering of the mountains there are bizarre-shaped rocky outcrops. Some of these rock formations display horizontal layers of eroded granite stone and look like ruined towers. The mountain slopes have forests of pine , birch , poplar , except for
25-403: The rocky tops. There are also some areas of shrub growth. In the valleys at the foot of the mountains there are meadows of wheatgrass , couch grass and bromes , among other grass types. Steppe vegetation is present in the plains surrounding the massif. Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk ( Kazakh : Щучинск , Şuchinsk ; Russian : Щучинск , Kazakh pronunciation: [ɕut͡ɕɪnsk] )
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