Pskem Mountains

The Pskem Mountain Range (Russian: Пскемский хребет, Pskemskiy Khrebet) or Piskom 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 the river Pskem to the north and the Chandalash, Chatkal, and Koʻksu 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]

Pskem Mountain Range
Pskem Mountain Range
Pskem Mountain Range
Highest point
Elevation4,048 m (13,281 ft)
Dimensions
Length126 km (78 mi) NW-SE [1]
Width31 km (19 mi) NE-SW [1]
Naming
Native nameKyrgyz: Пскем тоо кыркасы
Geography
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad Region
DistrictToktogul District
Geology
Type of rockComposed of granite, schist of Lower Paleozoic

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

References

  1. 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.


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