Pskem Mountains

Pskem Mountain Range
Kyrgyz: Пскем тоо кыркасы
Highest point
Elevation 4,048 m (13,281 ft)
Dimensions
Length 126 km (78 mi) NW-SE [1]
Width 31 km (19 mi) NE-SW [1]
Geography
Country Kyrgyzstan
State/Province Jalal-Abad Region
District Toktogul District
Geology
Type of rock Composed of granite, schist of Lower Paleozoic

The Pskem Mountain Range (Russian: Пскемский хребет, Pskemskiy Khrebet) or Pishkom Mountains, a range in the west Tien Shan, is a natural border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It extends over 160 km from north-east to south-west in the extreme north-eastern finger of Uzbekistan's Tashkent Region. The range is a water divide between Pskem River to the north and the Sandalysh River, Chatkal River, and Ko'ksu River to the south.[2] The highest elevations are attained in the north-east of the range: Mount Adelung (4,301 m) and Mount Beshtor (4,299 m).[3]

The Pskem River flows through the mountains before reaching Lake Charvak.

References

  1. 1 2 Атлас Кыргызской Республики [Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.
  2. Pskem Range in West Tien Shan mountaineering guide, in Russian.
  3. Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian, accessed June 6, 2011.

Coordinates: 41°50′N 70°40′E / 41.833°N 70.667°E / 41.833; 70.667


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