Peter I Range

Peter I Range, Peter the First Range[1] or Peter the Great Range (Russian: Хребет Петра I or Хребет Петра Первого) is a mountain range in Tajikistan, part of the Pamir Mountain System. The range takes its name from Peter the Great (1672 – 1725).

Peter I Range
Хребет Петра I
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
PeakMoscow Peak
Elevation6,785 m (22,260 ft)
Coordinates39°0′N 71°30′E 
Dimensions
Length200 km (120 mi) E/W
Width40 km (25 mi) N/S
Geography
CountryTajikistan
Parent rangePamir Mountains
Geology
Age of rockMesozoic/Cenozoic
Type of rockSandstone and conglomerate

Geography

Peter I Range is located in the south-east of Jirgatol district in Tajikistan's Region of Republican Subordination. It forms a westerly extension of the northern Pamirs, separating the watersheds of the Surchob in the north and the Obikhingou river in the south. The range stretches in a roughly east–west direction for about 200 km, connecting with the Academy of Sciences Range at its eastern end.[2]

Peaks

Its highest summit is Moscow Peak (6,785 m). Other peaks are Leningrad Peak (6,507 m), Abalakov Peak (6,446 m), Oshanin Peak (6,389 m), Kirov Peak (6,372 m), Kuybyshev Peak (6,189 m), and the ultra-prominent Agasis Peak (5,877 m).[3]

See also

References
  1. Hamburger et al. Peter I range, GSA Bull., 1992
  2. Peter I Range - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. Yevgeniy Gippenreiter, Vladimir Shataev. "Six and Seventhousanders of the Tien Shan and the Pamirs" (PDF 4,6 MB). Alpine Journal, 1996, 122–130.
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