| Verkhny Zub | |
| Other Name: | Верхний Зуб / Амзас-Таскыл / Тигір тізі |
| Elevation M: | 2178 |
| Prominence M: | 385 |
| Map: | Russia Kemerovo Oblast#Russia |
| Coordinates: | 53.8381°N 89.2372°W |
| Location: | Kemerovo Oblast, Russia |
| Range: | Kuznetsk Alatau South Siberian Mountains |
Verkhny Zub (Russian: Верхний Зуб; Амзас-Таскыл;[1] Тигір тізі) is a peak in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It is the highest point of the federal subject.[2]
The name of the mountain in the Khakas language "Тигір тізі" means "heavenly tooth".[3] The mountain is part of the Kuznetsk Alatau State Nature Reserve, a protected area.[4]
Verkhny Zub is a 2178m (7,146feet) high mountain located in the Kuznetsk Alatau, South Siberian System.[2] It rises in the southern area of the range, in the Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug at the eastern limit of Kemerovo Oblast, near the border of Khakassia.[5] [6]
At the foot of the mountain there are numerous cirque lakes. Dark coniferous taiga grows on the lower mountain slopes. On steep slopes up to a height of 1300m (4,300feet) there is mountain tundra, above which there is the nival zone with snowfields at the top.[7]