Mount Beshtor (Russian: гора Бештор, also Беш-Тёр) rises to 4,299 m in Pskem Range in the north-eastern tip of Uzbekistan's Tashkent Province. Located on the southern border with Kyrgyzstan, a short distance to the south-west from another towering peak in Pskem Range, Mount Adelung (Adelunga Toghi, 4,301 m). Beshtor is the second highest peak in both Tashkent Province and the Pskem Range.
Beshtor | |
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гора Бештор, гора Беш-Тёр | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,299 m (14,104 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°06′N 70°52′E / 42.100°N 70.867°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
Parent range | Pskem Mountains |
References
edit- Atlas of Soviet Republics of Central Asia, Moscow, 1988, in Russian, p. 22.
- Big Soviet Encyclopedia, on-line edition, in Russian, accessed May 23, 2008.
- Coordinates from MapPlanet, accessed May 23, 2008.