Jengish Chokusu

Jengish Chokusu
Tomur Peak / Pobeda Peak / Victory Peak
Jengish Chokusu from base camp in Kyrgyzstan
Highest point
Elevation7,439 m (24,406 ft)[1][2]
Ranked 60th
Prominence4,148 m (13,609 ft)[1]
Ranked 16th
ListingCountry high point
Ultra
Coordinates42°02′15″N 80°07′30″E / 42.03750°N 80.12500°E / 42.03750; 80.12500[1]
Naming
Native name
  • Жеңиш чокусу (Kyrgyz)
  • جەڭىش چوقۇسۇ (Kyrgyz)
Geography
Jengish Chokusu is located in Southern Xinjiang
Jengish Chokusu
Jengish Chokusu
Ak-Suu, Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Wensu County, Xinjiang, China
Jengish Chokusu is located in Kyrgyzstan
Jengish Chokusu
Jengish Chokusu
Jengish Chokusu (Kyrgyzstan)
Parent rangeKakshaal Too, Tian Shan
Climbing
First ascent1956 by Vitaly Abalakov
Easiest routeSnow/ice climb

Jengish Chokusu or Victory Peak[note 1] is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system in Central Asia at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft). It lies on the China–Kyrgyzstan border between the Ak-Suu District in the Issyk-Kul Region of far Eastern Kyrgyzstan and Wensu County, Xinjiang, China. It is part of the Kakshaal Too, the highest part of the Tian Shan, and is southeast of lake Issyk-Kul. Jengish Chokusu is the 16th most topographically prominent peak on Earth.

  1. ^ a b c "The Central Asian Republics: Ultra-Prominence Page". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Jengish Chokusu". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-03-12.


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