The Kuray Mountains are a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in the
Altai Republic,
Russia
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.
Description
Bounded to the south by the Kuray and
Chuya Basins, the Kuray mountains form the northern part of a
metamorphic
Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock to new types of rock in a process called metamorphism. The original rock (protolith) is subjected to temperatures greater than and, often, elevated pressure of or more, causi ...
dome complex. The highest peak is
Tydtuyaryk at .
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Major rivers flow from the Kuray mountains predominantly to the north, where they continue for several hundred kilometres through the northern
Altai Mountains, passing through
Lake Teletskoye
Lake Teletskoye (russian: Телецкое озеро, lit=the lake of the ; ) is the largest lake in the Altai Mountains and the Altai Republic, Russia, and has depth up to 325 meters.
Situated at a height of above the sea level, the lake is ...
.
See also
*
List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
References
Mountain ranges of Russia
Landforms of the Altai Republic
Altai Mountains
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