Songköl Too

Songköl Too (Kyrgyz: Соңкөл тоосу) is a range in the Internal Tien-Shan that separates Songköl Valley with Song Kol Lake from Jumgal Valley, and Telek Valley. The length of the range is 92 km, and width up to 9 km. Maximum altitude is 3,856 m. North slopes are steep and rugged, and south ones are gentle. The range is composed by majorly limestone.[1]

Songköl Too
Yurt Camp in the Songköl Too range
Highest point
Elevation3,856 m (12,651 ft)
Dimensions
Length92 km (57 mi) E-W
Width9 km (5.6 mi)
Naming
Native nameСоңкөл тоосу  (Kyrgyz)
Geography
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionNaryn Region

References

  1. "Соңкөл тоосу" [Songköl Too] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 65–66.

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