Korolev Peak
| Korolev Peak | ||
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| height | 5816 m | |
| location | Atbaschy Raion in the Naryn Region ( Kyrgyzstan ) | |
| Mountains | Kakshaaltoo ( Tian Shan ) | |
| Dominance | 7.4 km → Pik Dankow | |
| Notch height | 1166 m ↓ ( 4650 m ) | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 4 '48 " N , 77 ° 46' 7" E | |
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The Pik Koroljow (also Pik Koroljowa ; Anglicized: Peak Koroleva ) is a mountain in Tian Shan in Atbaschy Rajon in the Naryn area in southeast Kyrgyzstan not far from the border with the People's Republic of China .
location
With a height of 5816 m , the Koroljow peak is the fourth highest point in the western part of the Kakshaaltoo . It is 4 km north of the main ridge of the mountain range that forms the border with China. The two glaciers Essledovateley and Tschong-Turasu unite on the western flank . Beyond the two glaciers rises Pik Dankow ( Dankowa ), the highest mountain in the western Kokschaaltoo.
Origin of name
The mountain bears the name of Sergei Pavlovich Koroljow , a Soviet rocket designer and space pioneer.
Web links
- Sketch of the western Kokshaaltoo at summitpost.org: Western Kokshal Tau (Kakshaal Too)