Semyonov Peak (Russian: Пик Семёнова, romanized: Pik Semyonova, Kyrgyz: Семёнов чокусу, romanized: Semyonov chokusu) is a 5,816-metre (19,081 ft) high mountain in the Tian Shan on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.[2][3]
Semyonov Peak | |
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Pik Semyonova | |
![]() Taken by German geographer Gottfried Merzbacher in 1902/3 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 5,816 m (19,081 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 802 m (2,631 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 42°16′34″N 80°7′5″E |
Geography | |
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Parent range | Saryjaz Range, Tian Shan |
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]
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