Yeltsin Peak
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.jpg) Yeltsin Peak from the north; in the middle an eastern secondary peak ( 4950 m ); to the right: main and west summits |
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| height | 5168 m | |
| location | Dscheti-Ögüs Rajon in Issykköl ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
| Mountains | Terskej-Alatau ( Tian Shan ) | |
| Dominance | 7.57 km → Karakol Peak | |
| Notch height | 818 m ↓ ( 4350 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 8 '36 " N , 78 ° 23' 11" E | |
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 Pik Yeltsin on the left in the picture |
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The Pik (Boris) Jelzin ( Russian Пик Ельцина , Pik Jelzina , or Пик Бориса Ельцина, Pik Boris Jelzina ) is a mountain in the Tian Shan in Central Asia .
At 5,168 m, it is the third highest mountain in Terskej-Alatau . The glaciated mountain is located in the Issykköl area in the east of Kyrgyzstan , 7.57 km west-southwest of Peak Karakol . The headwaters of the Dscheti-Ogus river lies on its northern flank .
The mountain was originally called Ogus-Baschi ( Kyrgyz for "ox head"). In 2002 the mountain was named after the first President of the Russian Federation , Boris Yeltsin .
The mountain has a 5110 m high western peak.
Web links
- Photo and information (in Russian) at yeltsincenter.ru
- Mountain sketch at mountain.ru
- Panoramic picture with Lake Issyk Kul and the mountain ranges Pik Karakol (left) and Pik Jelzin ( right) on sergey.nsk.ru ( Memento from November 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive )