Terskey Ala-too

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Terskey Ala-Too
Terskey Ala-too range seen from across Issyk Kul Lake
Highest point
Peak	Karakol Peak
Elevation	5,216 m (17,113 ft)
Coordinates	42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E / 42.167; 78.467Coordinates: 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E / 42.167; 78.467
Dimensions
Length	354 km (220 mi) E-W
Width	40 km (25 mi) N-S
Naming
Native name	Тескей Ала-Тоо
Geography
Terskey Ala-Too
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Issyk-Kul Region

The Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоо, [teskej ɑɫɑtóː]) is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk Kul, from the river Joon Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the range is 354 km and the highest peak is Karakol Peak (5,216 m).^[1] Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5,168 m).

Geology[]

Teskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.

Broken Heart Rock, in the Jety-Oguz Valley in the Terskey Ala-Too

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External links[]

• Media related to Terskey Alatau at Wikimedia Commons

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