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Chapaev Peak

Coordinates: 42°11′58″N 80°8′18″E / 42.19944°N 80.13833°E / 42.19944; 80.13833
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Chapaev Peak
Pik Chapayev
Khan Tengri is in the foreground at left. Chapaev Peak is the peak to its right.
Highest point
Elevation6,371 m (20,902 ft)
Coordinates42°11′58″N 80°8′18″E / 42.19944°N 80.13833°E / 42.19944; 80.13833
Geography
Parent rangeTian Shan

Chapaev Peak (Russian: Пик Чапаев, romanizedPik Chapayev), also romanized as Chapayev Peak, is a 6371m mountain in the Tian Shan. It is located in the Issyk-Kul Region in east Kyrgyzstan.[1]

It is separated from Khan Tengri by a 3.28 km ridge.

History

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It is named for the Russian soldier and Red Army commander Vasily Chapaev and was first climbed in 1937 by I. Tjutjunnikow.[2]

References

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  1. ^ https://peakware.com/peaks.php?pk=3835 [dead link]
  2. ^ Yevgeniy Gippenreiter, Vladimir Shataev. "Six and Seventhousanders of the Tien Shan and the Pamirs" (PDF). Alpine Journal, 1996, 122–130.