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Adelung Peak

At 4,301 m the highest point of Tashkent region, on the Pskem ridge at the Kyrgyz border in the far north-east of Uzbekistan.

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About the place

Adelung Peak rises to 4,301 m in the north-eastern part of the Pskem range, on the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and is the highest point of Tashkent region. Nearby Beshtor, a little to the south-west, is just two metres lower.

The peak is named after the geologist Aleksey Adelung (1906–1963), who studied the Chatkal and Kurama ranges. It is often called the highest mountain in Uzbekistan, but that is Khazret Sultan (4,643 m) in Surkhandarya. The area is remote mountain country reached only by serious expeditions.

Why go

  • Highest point of Tashkent region
  • On the Pskem ridge at the Kyrgyz border
  • Twin of the nearby Beshtor peak

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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