Kuznetsk Alatau

Kuznetsk Alatau
Кузнецкий Алатау
Highest point
PeakStaraya Krepost
Elevation2,217 m (7,274 ft)
Coordinates53°51′34″N 89°18′01″E / 53.85944°N 89.30028°E / 53.85944; 89.30028
Dimensions
Length300 km (190 mi) SW / NE
Width150 km (93 mi)
Geography
Kuznetsk Alatau
Location in Khakassia
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau (Kemerovo Oblast)
Kuznetsk Alatau
Kuznetsk Alatau (Russia)
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKhakassia
Kemerovo Oblast
Range coordinates53°45′N 89°15′E / 53.750°N 89.250°E / 53.750; 89.250
Parent rangeAltai/Sayan
South Siberian System
Geology
OrogenyAlpine orogeny
Rock age(s)Proterozoic, Lower Paleozoic
Rock type(s)Gabbro, diorite, granite and syenite intrusive rocks

Kuznetsk Alatau (Russian: Кузнецкий Алатау) is a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia. The range rises in the Altai-Sayan region of the South Siberian Mountains, northwest of Mongolia. The Siberian Railway skirts the northern limit of the range.