Okzhetpes Mountain

Kazakhstan / Soltustik Kazakstan / Shuchinsk /
 mountain, interesting place

Okzhetpes is a rock outcrop near Lake Boroboe in North Kazakhstan. Legend says that a captive Oirat woman claimed she would marry the man who could shoot an arrow to the top. All failed the first time, so the name of the place translates as “Place Where Arrows Cannot Reach”.
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Coordinates:   53°5'11"N   70°14'49"E
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