Wusun Mountains

Wusun Mountains
A 1997 photograph of the Tianshan from space, its Wusun part lying in the top right between the wide Tekes and Ili valleys
Traditional Chinese烏孫山(脉)
Simplified Chinese乌孙山(脉)
Literal meaningWusun Mountain (Range)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūsūn Shān(mài)
A 1950 map of the area, the Wusun Range labelled as "Khrebet Ketmen'" in Kazakhstan and "Ish Kilik Tau" in China

The Wusun Mountains[1] or Ketmen Mountains are a small range in the central part of the Tianshan Mountains. They lie north of the Tekes River valley and south of the main Ili River valley in southeastern Kazakhstan and in western Xinjiang Province, China. The highest point is Baishi Peak (白石峰), about 3,475 meters (11,400 ft) above sea level.