Chingiztau is one of the ranges of the eastern part of the
Kazakh Upland system (Saryarka). It stretches roughly for about from northwest to southeast, to the south of the
Degelen. The range has three separate ridges:
Kanchingiz (Қаншыңғыс), highest point in the northern section, the Chingiztau proper in the middle, highest point , and
Akshatau (Ақшатау) in the southern section, where there is highest point of the whole range system Mount
Kosoba. The slopes of the ridges are generally abrupt in the eastern side and more gently sloping in the western. They are deeply dissected by river valleys and ravines. Numerous rivers have their origin in the range, but their waters are mostly lost either in the sands of the surrounding deserts or in seasonal
salt lakes of the highlands. The largest rivers having their sources in the Chingiztau are the
Shagan and its right tributary the
Ashchysu flowing roughly northwards, as well as the
Bakanas and a few tributaries of the
Ayagöz flowing south. ==Flora==