Terskey Alatau

Teskey Ala-Too
Тескей Ала-Тоо
Terskey Alatau range seen from across Issyk Kul Lake
Highest point
Peak	Karakol Peak
Elevation	5,216 m (17,113 ft)
Coordinates	42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°ECoordinates: 42°10′N 78°28′E / 42.167°N 78.467°E
Dimensions
Length	354 km (220 mi) E-W
Width	40 km (25 mi) N-S
Geography
Country	Kyrgyzstan
State/Province	Issyk Kul Province

Broken Heart Rock, in the Jety-Oguz Valley in the Terskey Ala-Too

The Teskey Ala-Too or Terskey Ala-Too (Kyrgyz: Тескей Ала-Тоосу, [teskéj ɑlɑtoːsú]) is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk Kul, from the river Joon Aryk near Kochkor in the west to the far northeastern part of Kyrgyzstan. The length of the range is 354 km and the highest peak is Karakol Peak (5,216 m).^[1] Another high peak is Boris Yeltsin Peak (5,168 m).

Geology

Terskey Ala-Too is composed of granites and granodiorites of Caledonian, and granites, metamorphic schists, quartzites, sandstones, and limestones of Paleozoic.

References

1. Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.