Pskem Mountains Explained

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.

References

41.8333°N 110°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: ru:Атлас Кыргызской Республики. Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic. Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. ru. Bishkek. 1987. 156.
  2. http://poxod.ru/guidebook/westerntianshan/p_westerntianshan_pskemskijhreqbs_a.html Pskem Range in West Tien Shan mountaineering guide
  3. http://www.bse.freecopy.ru/print.php?id=69590 Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition