Tөө Ashuu | |
Other Name: | Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Төө-Ашуу, Russian: Тoo-Ашуу or Russian: Төө-Ашуу |
Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Elevation M: | 3586 |
Range: | Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range |
Coords: | 42.3436°N 73.8067°W |
Traversed: | European route E010 |
Tөө Ashuu (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Төө-Ашуу, [[romanised]]: Tөө-Ashuu, pronounced as /[tœː ɑʃuː]/; Russian: Туя Ашуу), literally "camel mountain pass", is a mountain pass in Kyrgyzstan on the highway from Bishkek to Osh (European route E010) in Kyrgyzstan approximately 120 km from Bishkek. The pass goes over part of the Kyrgyz Alatau range of the Tien Shan mountains. Its elevation is .[1] In the 1960s a 2.8adj=midNaNadj=mid road tunnel was built under the pass at elevation, bypassing the uppermost part of the pass road.[1]
A ski resort is situated on the south slope of the Too Ashuu pass at 2960 m.a.s.l. The resort has one blue 1500adj=midNaNadj=mid ski slope operated by a chairlift with height difference of 200 m. There is a possibility to ski further 1500 m down to the highway. Shuttle marshrutkas then take the skiers back to the top section of the resort.