Chapaev Peak Explained

Chapaev Peak
Other Name:Pik Chapayev
Elevation M:6371
Location:Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan
Range:Tian Shan
Map:Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates:42.1994°N 80.1383°W
Map Relief:1

Chapaev Peak (Russian: Пик Чапаев|Pik Chapayev), also romanized as Chapayev Peak, is a 6371m mountain in the Tian Shan. It is located in the Issyk-Kul Region in east Kyrgyzstan.[1]

It is separated from Khan Tengri by a 3.28 km ridge.

History

It is named for the Russian soldier and Red Army commander Vasily Chapaev and was first climbed in 1937 by I. Tjutjunnikow.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://peakware.com/peaks.php?pk=3835
  2. Web site: Six and Seventhousanders of the Tien Shan and the Pamirs. Alpine Journal, 1996, 122–130. Yevgeniy Gippenreiter, Vladimir Shataev.