Aksoran (Kazakh: Ақсораңу; Russian: Аксоран) is a mountain in Aktogay District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.
| Aksoran | |
|---|---|
| Ақсораң | |
 View of the Kyzylarai massif with clouds over Mt Aksoran | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,565 m (5,135 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 843 m (2,766 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 48°25′37″N 75°28′47″E / 48.42694°N 75.47972°E[1][3] |
| Geography | |
  Aksoran Location in Kazakhstan | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Karaganda Region |
| District | Aktogay |
| Parent range | Kyzylarai; Kazakh Uplands |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | from Shabanbay Bi |
The mountain is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the ENE of Shabanbay Bi village, formerly known as Shilym. Geologically the peak is made up of Permian granite.[4]
Geography
editAksoran rises in the Kyzylarai, a massif of the Kazakh Uplands (Saryarka). The mountain has a barren look and its slopes are steep, rocky and strongly dissected. With an elevation 1,565 metres (5,135 ft), it is the highest mountain in the Kazakh Uplands, as well as the highest point of Central Kazakhstan.[4][1][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "M-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Gora Aksoran, Kazakhstan". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b Google Earth
- ^ a b 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
