Kayser Mountains

The Kayser Mountains (Dutch: Kaysergebergte) is a mountain range in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. It is named after Conrad Carel Käyser. The Kayser Airstrip was built in 1960 at the foot of the mountains as part of Operation Grasshopper to access the interior of Suriname.[1]

For the mountain in Greenland and the mountain range in Austria, see Kayser Mountain and Kaiser Mountains.
Kayser Mountains
Kayser Mountains
Location in Suriname
Highest point
Elevation861 m (2,825 ft)
Coordinates3°1′N 56°41′W 
Geography
CountrySuriname

Reference
  1. "Operatie sprinkhaan" (PDF). Landewers (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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