Pik Talgar

Pik Talgar
Talgar Peak
Highest point
Elevation4,979 m (16,335 ft)[1]
Prominence2,982 m (9,783 ft)[1]
Ranked 95th
ListingUltra
Coordinates43°07′06″N 77°20′27″E / 43.11833°N 77.34083°E / 43.11833; 77.34083[1]
Geography
Pik Talgar is located in Kazakhstan
Pik Talgar
Pik Talgar
Kazakhstan
LocationAlmaty Province, Kazakhstan
Parent rangeTrans-Ili Alatau, Tian Shan

Peak Talgar (Kazakh: Талғар шыңы Talğar Şyñy; Russian: Пик Талгар, romanizedPik Talgar) is a northern peak in the Tian Shan mountain range in Kazakhstan, named after Talgar river and city. It is the highest peak of the Trans-Ili Alatau. Due to its close proximity to the former capital of Kazakhstan, Almaty, it is a popular mountaineering destination.[2] Sources differ on Peak Talgar's elevation, but the 4,979 m height is widely quoted.

The summit has precipitous slopes, especially in the west, crevasses and buttresses packed with snow and ice.

On the southern slopes of the Talgar massif is the largest glacier in the Trans-Ili Alatau - the Korzhnevsky glacier. The length of the glacier is about 12 km. The snow boundary on the northern slopes passes at about 3,700-3,900 m.

  1. ^ a b c "Central Asian Republics Ultras". PeakList.org. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
  2. ^ "Pik Talgar". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2006-07-01.