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The 19 summits of the Alay Mountains
The Alay Mountains runs through Kyrgyzstan, and this is all of it: 19 catalogued summits, from Pik Tandykul’ at 5 405 m down to Pik Osonali at 4 427 m — 978 m between the first and the last, spread over roughly 266 km around 39.8° N, 72.6° E.
A range this size is climbed in two tiers. The main ridge is the first 10 — the summits within a sixth of the highest, and the goal wayly puts in front of you first. The whole range counts only once every one of the 19 is walked over.
The list is not hand-typed. wayly resolves it from the range itself against its summit catalogue — foothills under 60% of the highest left out, one summit mapped twice kept once — so it follows the mountains rather than someone's memory. And it fills itself in: a summit counts when a walk you recorded takes you over the top of it, not when you remember to tick a box.
The main ridge
Questions
What is the highest peak of the Alay Mountains?
Pik Tandykul’, at 5 405 m — the highest of the 19 summits of the range.
How many summits does the Alay Mountains have?
19 catalogued summits, from Pik Tandykul’ (5 405 m) down to Pik Osonali (4 427 m). The first 10 are the main ridge — the tier wayly asks you to finish before the whole range counts.
Where is the Alay Mountains?
In Kyrgyzstan, around 39.8° N, 72.6° E. The summits on this list are spread over about 266 km.
