Khantau

Khantau
Хантау
Sentinel-2 image centered on the Khantau Massif
Highest point
Peak	Sunkar
Elevation	1,052 m (3,451 ft)
Coordinates	44°13′01″N 73°59′34″E / 44.21694°N 73.99278°E / 44.21694; 73.99278[1][2]
Dimensions
Length	24 km (15 mi) NW/SE
Width	5 km (3.1 mi) NE/SW
Geography
Khantau Location in Kazakhstan
Location	Kazakhstan
Range coordinates	44°15′N 73°50′E / 44.250°N 73.833°E / 44.250; 73.833
Parent range	Aitau Chu-Ili Range
Geology
Rock age(s)	Devonian and Silurian[3]
Rock type(s)	Sandstone and shale
Climbing
Easiest route	From Khantau

Khantau (Kazakh: Хантау; Russian: Горы Хантау) is a massif located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

Khantau village, Moiynkum District, lies 3.5 kilometers (2.2 mi) to the west of the NW slopes. There are ancient petroglyphs in the mountains.^[1][4]

The Khantau massif is part of the northern section of the Aitau, a northern prolongation of the Chu-Ili Range. It is located to the south of the southeastern end of the Mayzharylgan. It extends from northwest to southeast for about 25 kilometers (16 mi). The Aksuyek river has its sources in the range.^[1][2]

The average elevation of the hills in the Khantau is between 600 meters (2,000 ft) and 650 meters (2,130 ft). The highest point of the massif is 1,052 meters (3,451 ft) high Mount Sunkar, which is also the highest summit of the Aitau Range.^[1][3][5]

The terrain is gray and cut by deep ravines in places. The range slopes are covered mainly by Artemisias.^[3]

• Geography of Kazakhstan

• Media related to Khantau at Wikimedia Commons
• Khantau Mountains and petroglyphs in the Khantau Mountains
• Petroglyphs of Kazakhstan - Voices On Cental Asia
• Traditions of Settlement in Bronze Age Zhetysu (Kazakhstan)