Muscular chain
| Muscular chain | ||
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| Highest peak | Soviet officers' spades ( 6233 m ) | |
| location | Mountain Badakhshan ( Tajikistan ) | |
| part of | Pamir | |
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| Coordinates | 38 ° 25 ' N , 73 ° 18' E | |
The Muskolkette ( Russian Музкол ) is a mountain range in the Pamir in Tajikistan .
The Muskol chain extends over a length of 110 km north of the Murgab river valley in the autonomous province of Berg-Badakhshan . In the west lies the Saressee .
The rock consists mainly of metamorphic schists . The highest peak is the 6,233 m high peak of the Soviet officers .
The mountain range has 11 peaks with heights over 6000 meters.
Mountains (selection)
- Soviet officers' spades, 6233 m
- Dvuglavy , 6148 m
- Muskol north , 6129 m
- Zartosh , 6128 m
- Buffy of Spades , 6123 m
- Fay's Peak , 6115 m
- Bitkaja Peak , 6074 m
- White Pyramid , 6060 m
Web links
- Adam Thomas: Muzkol Range, Zartosh (6,128m) . American Alpine Journal, 2010, vol. 52.
- Muzkol Range, Peak Buffy, Peak 6,123m Attempt . American Alpine Journal, 2015, vol. 57.
- Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Tadjikistan, Muzcol Area, Various Ascents . American Alpine Journal, 1998, vol. 40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Article Muskolkette in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)
- ^ Frances Distefano: Asia, CIS, P 5800 (Goodwill Peak) and Chottukay (P 5823), Muzkol, East Pamirs, Tadjikistan . American Alpine Journal, 1995, vol. 69.