Teskey Ala-Too (Тескей Ала-Тоо) | |
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Terskey Alatau range seen from across Issyk Kul Lake
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Country | Kyrgyzstan |
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Region | Issyk Kul Province |
Highest point | Yelsin Peak |
- elevation | 5,216 m (17,113 ft) |
Length | 354 km (220 mi), E-W |
Width | 40 km (25 mi), N-S |
The Teskey Ala-Too or Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоосу, [teskéj ɑlɑtoːsú]) is a mountain range in Kyrgyzstan's Tien-Shan that borders Issyk Kul and Kochkor Valley from the south. The length of the range is 354 km and highest peak -Yeltsin Peak (5,216 m). [1]
Terskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.