Pskem Mountains

The Pskem Mountain Range (Russian: Пскемский хребет, Pskemskiy Khrebet) or Piskom Mountains, is a mountain range located within the west Tien Shan range of Central Asia, and is a natural border between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It extends over 160 km (99 mi) 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 Pskem river to the north and the Chandalash, Chatkal, and Koʻksu rivers to the south.[2] The highest elevations are attained in the north-east of the range: Mount Adelung (4,301 m (14,111 ft)) and Mount Beshtor (4,299 m (14,104 ft)).[3]

Pskem Mountain Range.
Pskem Mountain Range. is located in Kyrgyzstan
Pskem Mountain Range.
Pskem Mountain Range.
Pskem Mountain Range. is located in Uzbekistan
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 nameПскем тоо кыркасы (Kyrgyz)
Geography
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad Region
DistrictToktogul District
Geology
Type of rockComposed of granite, schist of Lower Paleozoic

The river Pskem flows through the mountains on its way to 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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