Traveling in the Altyn-Emel park.
Rest in the reserves of Kazakhstan.
The Matai mountains, low beautiful mountains in the Almaty region, the length of the mountains is 180 kilometers, the width is 23 kilometers, they border on the Degeres mountains, in the same mountains there is the Altyn-Emel pass with a height of 1711 meters above sea level. The Saryozek-Zharkent auto road runs along the pass. The Matai mountains, as well as the Degeres mountains, border on the Kapshagai reservoir.
Matai Mountains - how to get there.
The mountains are located on the northern shore of the Kapchagai reservoir, on the territory of the Altyn-Emel nature reserve, Kerbulak and Panfilov districts, Almaty region. The mountains are part of the Dzhungarskiy Alatau mountain range.
GPS coordinates of Matai Mountain 44 ° 9'22 "N 78 ° 27'1" E
Matai Mountains - tourist information.
Small rivers, Itmyrun, Baigabay, Akkora, Kurimytai, Kavrai, Sonerli, are formed in the Matai mountains in the summer. The Sonerli pass is also located here with a height of 2277 meters above sea level, the pass is quite high. The Matai Mountains were formed 300 million years ago. Traveling to the Matai mountains, we will definitely see the Kapchagai reservoir, which is located just 60 kilometers from the city of Almaty.
Matai Mountains.
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