Songköl Too Explained

Songköl Too
Country:Kyrgyzstan
Region:Naryn Region
District:Kochkor District, Jumgal District
Elevation M:3856
Length Km:92
Length Orientation:E-W
Width Km:9
Rock:limestone
Map:Kyrgyzstan

Songköl Too (Kyrgyz: Соңкөл тоосу) is a range in the Internal Tien-Shan that arcuately frames Songköl Valley from the north and separates Songköl Valley with Song Kol Lake from Jumgal Valley, and Telek Valley. It is located in Jumgal and Kochkor districts of Naryn Region. The length of the range is 92km (57miles), and width up to 9km (06miles). Average altitudes are 3560m (11,680feet) and the maximum altitude - 3856m (12,651feet). Difference in elevation between Songköl Too and Songköl Valley - 500m-600mm (1,600feet-2,000feetm), and between Songköl Too and Jumgal Valley - 1400m-1600mm (4,600feet-5,200feetm). Picks are gentle in the western part of the range and rocky - in the eastern. The northern slopes are steep and sharply rugged, and southern ones are gentle. The range is composed by majorly limestone.[1] [2]

References

41.8779°N 75.5452°W

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Соңкөл тоосу. Songköl Too. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] . 65–66. ky . 2004 . Bishkek.
  2. Book: ru:Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия. Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts. Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. ru. Bishkek . 1991. 5-89750-009-6. 512.