Trans-Alay Range


The Trans-Alay Range is the northernmost range of the Pamir Mountain System.

Geography

The Trans-Alay is located in the area where the Pamirs and the Tian Shan come together. This heavily glaciated range forms the border between Gorno-Badakshan province in Tajikistan and Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, stretching eastwards until the border with China. To the north lies the Alay Valley and to the south, the Muksu River.

Peaks

The highest peak in the range is 7,134 m high Lenin Peak.
The Kyzylart and Ters-Agar mountain passes geographically divide the range into three parts: the western —highest peak , the central —with some of the highest summits, including Lenin Peak, , , and Marshal Zhukov Peak, and the eastern — highest peak Kurumdy I summit.