Semizbughy

Mountain in Kazakhstan
Semizbughy is located in Kazakhstan
Semizbughy
Semizbughy
Location in Kazakhstan
CountryKazakhstanRegionKaraganda RegionParent rangeKazakh UplandsGeologyAge of rockDevonianClimbingEasiest routeFrom Semizhbughy village

Semizbughy (Kazakh: Семізбұғы) is a mountain massif in Bukhar-Zhyrau District, Karaganda Region, Kazakhstan.

Semizbughy is the highest point in the district. Semizhbugy mining village is located on the western side, at the foot of the mountain.[1][2]

Geography

Semizbughy is a small massif, part of the Kazakh Uplands. Its maximum length is 7 kilometres (4 mi) and its width 4 kilometres (2 mi). It has a gentle and smooth relief and rises above the southern shore of lake Rudnichnoye, to the north of the northwestern slopes of the Ayr Mountains. The highest summit of the range has an elevation of 1,049 metres (3,442 ft). River Ashchysu has its sources in the southern slopes of the range.[3][1][2]

Flora

The slopes of mount Semizbughy are covered with low vegetation, including sedges, alpine oatgrass and fescue.[3]

See also

  • Geography of Kazakhstan

References

  1. ^ a b c d "M-43 Chart (in Russian)". Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Google Earth
  3. ^ a b Қарағанды. Қарағанды облысы: Энциклопедия. - Алматы: Атамұра, 2006. ISBN 9965-34-515-5

External links

  • VeloKaraganda / Semizbuga 2009