Terskey Alatau

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Terskey Alatau

The Terskey Alatau ( Kyrgyz Тескей Ала - Тоо; Russian Терскей - Алатау ) is one to 5216 m high mountains in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia ).

The Terskey Alatau, which is a part of the Tianshan Mountains, located to the east of Kyrgyzstan south of the great lake Issyk Kul. To the east and southeast, he goes into the Kokshaal - Tau Mountains over ( 7439.3 m), which contains the highest peaks of the Tianshan. To the south the mountains passes and mountain valleys almost seamlessly into the Kujljutau Mountains ( 5281 m.) To the south and southwest of the mountain falls away to the valley of the Naryn. To the west, close more high mountains in Kyrgyzstan. The Terskey Alatau extends over a length of 375 km.

By Terskey Alatau of Kyrgyzstan Trail, a 2007 newly designed long-distance trail that opens up the mountain chains of the Issyk Kul region of Kyrgyzstan and connecting runs.

The highest mountain of the Terskey Alatau is the Pik Yeltsin ( 5216 m) worth seeing include the sandstone cliffs Seven bulls near the village of Jeti Oguz, the hot springs of Altyn Arashan and the lake Ala Kul.

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• Valley of the river Karakol
• Valley of the river Karakol