Pskem Mountain Range. | |
Country: | Kyrgyzstan |
Region: | Jalal-Abad Region |
District: | Toktogul District |
Elevation M: | 4048 |
Length Km: | 126 |
Length Orientation: | NW-SE [1] |
Width Km: | 31 |
Width Orientation: | NE-SW |
Geology: | Composed of granite, schist of Lower Paleozoic |
Map: | Kyrgyzstan#Uzbekistan |
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 160km (100miles) 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 (4301m (14,111feet)) and Mount Beshtor (4299m (14,104feet)).[3]
The river Pskem flows through the mountains on its way to Lake Charvak.