Verkhny Zub (Russian: Верхний Зуб; Shor: Амзас-Таскыл;[2] Khakas: Тигір тізі) is a peak in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It is the highest point of the federal subject.[1]
Verkhny Zub | |
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Верхний Зуб / Амзас-Таскыл / Тигір тізі | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,178 m (7,146 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 385 m (1,263 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 53°50′17″N 89°14′14″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Kemerovo Oblast, Russia |
Parent range | Kuznetsk Alatau South Siberian Mountains |
The name of the mountain in the Khakas language "Тигір тізі" means "heavenly tooth".[3] The mountain is part of the Kuznetsk Alatau State Nature Reserve, a protected area.[4]
Verkhny Zub is a 2,178 metres (7,146 ft) high mountain located in the Kuznetsk Alatau, South Siberian System.[1] It rises in the southern area of the range, in the Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug at the eastern limit of Kemerovo Oblast, near the border of Khakassia.[5][6]
At the foot of the mountain there are numerous cirque lakes. Dark coniferous taiga grows on the lower mountain slopes. On steep slopes up to a height of 1,300 metres (4,300 ft) there is mountain tundra, above which there is the nival zone with snowfields at the top.[7]
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