Kakshaal Too | |
Other Name: | Кокшаал Тоо |
Etymology: | in Kyrgyz, "Какшаал" meaning wild, severe, and "Тоо", meaning mountains |
Country Type: | Countries |
Coordinates: | 41.67°N 79°W |
Highest: | Jengish Chokusu |
Elevation M: | 7439 |
Length Km: | 582 |
Length Orientation: | E–W |
Width Km: | 54 |
Width Orientation: | N–S |
Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
The Kakshaal Too (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Какшаал Тоо, Qaqşaal Too, قاقشاال توو) is a large mountain range in the Central Tien-Shan. It stretches for a length of (in Kyrgyzstan) between Kyrgyzstan and China. The width of the range is and the highest point – Jengish Chokusu . The landscapes include high-altitude steppes (2800 – 3100 m), Alpine meadows (3100 – 3500 m), high-altitude tundra steppes (3400 – 3800 m), and glacial-nival belt (above 3800 m). The range is mainly composed of limestones, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, and argillites of Paleozoic intruded by granites, granosyenite, and syenite.[1]