The Ulutau is one of the subranges of the
Kazakh Upland system. The range stretches from north to south for about . Its highest point is high
Akmeshit. The mountains are rocky, deeply dissected by ravines and have an arid look. Rivers
Uly-Zhylanshyk,
Terisaqqan,
Zhymyky,
Baikonyr,
Kalmakkyrgan (Bileuty) and
Karakengir have their sources in the range. ==Flora==