Kakshaal Too

Kakshaal Too
Кокшаал Тоо
Highest point
PeakJengish Chokusu
Elevation7,439 m (24,406 ft)
Coordinates41°40′12″N 79°00′00″E / 41.67000°N 79.00000°E / 41.67000; 79.00000
Dimensions
Length582 km (362 mi) E–W
Width54 km (34 mi) N–S
Naming
Etymologyin Kyrgyz, "Какшаал" meaning wild, severe, and "Тоо", meaning mountains
Native nameКакшаал Тоо (Kyrgyz)
Geography
Kakshaal Too is located in Kyrgyzstan
Kakshaal Too
Kakshaal Too
CountriesKyrgyzstan and China

The Kakshaal Too (Kyrgyz: Какшаал Тоо, Qaqşaal Too, قاقشاال توو) is a large mountain range in the Central Tien-Shan. It stretches for a length of 582 kilometres (362 mi) (in Kyrgyzstan) between Kyrgyzstan and China. The width of the range is 54 kilometres (34 mi) and the highest point – Jengish Chokusu (7,439 metres (24,406 ft)). The landscapes include high-altitude steppes (2800 – 3100 m), Alpine meadows (3100 – 3500 m), high-altitude tundra steppes (3400 – 3800 m), and glacial-nival belt (above 3800 m). The range is mainly composed of limestones, siltstones, sandstones, conglomerates, and argillites of Paleozoic intruded by granites, granosyenite, and syenite.[1]

  1. ^ Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.