Semyonov Peak

Semyonov Peak
Pik Semyonova
Taken by German geographer Gottfried Merzbacher in 1902/3
Highest point
Elevation5,816 m (19,081 ft)[1]
Prominence802 m (2,631 ft)[1]
Coordinates42°16′34″N 80°7′5″E / 42.27611°N 80.11806°E / 42.27611; 80.11806
Geography
Semyonov Peak
Semyonov Peak
Semyonov Peak (Kazakhstan)
Parent rangeSaryjaz Range, Tian Shan

Semyonov Peak (Russian: Пик Семёнова, romanizedPik Semyonova, Kyrgyz: Семёнов чокусу, romanizedSemyonov chokusu) is a 5,816-metre-high (19,081 ft) mountain in the Tian Shan on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.[2][3]

Semyonov Peak is one of the highest peaks of the Saryjaz Range. To its northwest lies the Semyonov Glacier.[2] It lies 8.64 km northwest of Khan Tengri (6995 m) on the opposite side of the Northern Engilchek Glacier. The peak is named after the Russian geographer Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Semionova". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Семёнов чокусу" [Semyonov Peak] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 83.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Pik Semenova". peakvisor.com. Retrieved 2020-11-20.