Zheltau (Kazakh: Желтау) is an elongated upland located in Jambyl Region, Kazakhstan.

[1] Zheltau is located at the western limit of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, roughly 50 kilometers (31 mi) to the west of the southwestern shore of Lake Balkhash.

972 meters (3,189 ft) high Mount Zhambyl rises to the southwest of the southern section of the Zheltau.

Located near the northern end, 599 meters (1,965 ft) high Mount Suykadyr is the highest point.

[1] The vast hilly area is covered with resilient grasses such as Festuca, Aristida, Calamagrostis, Artemisia, Anabasis, Salsola and Spiraea.