Alatau

Alatau ( ; Russian: Алатау; Kazakh: Алатау), known in Kyrgyzstan as Ala-Too (; Kyrgyz: Ала-Тоо), is a generic name for a number of mountain ranges in Central Asia and southern Siberia, characterised by interleaving areas of vegetation, scattered rocks and snows.

Notable mountain ranges that share the name include:

• Kuznetsk Alatau – a mountain range in southern Siberia, Russia
• Several ranges of the Tian Shan
  • Dzungarian Alatau – a mountain range in the northern Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and northwestern China
  • Kungoy Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
  • Kyrgyz Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
  • Talas Ala-Too – a mountain range in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
  • Terskey Ala-Too – in the southern Tian Shan, in Kyrgyzstan
  • Trans-Ili Alatau – in the western Tian Shan, in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan