The Kyrgyz Ala-Too also known as Kyrgyz Alatau, Kyrgyz Range, and Alexander Range (until 1933) is a large range in the northern

Tien-Shan The Tian Shan, also known as the Tengri Tagh or Tengir-Too, meaning the "Mountains of God/Heaven", is a large system of mountain ranges in Central Asia. The highest peak is Jengish Chokusu at high and located in Kyrgyzstan. Its lowest point is ...

. It stretches for a total length of 454 km from the west-end of

Issyk-Kul Issyk-Kul () or Ysyk-Köl (, ; ) is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tianshan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan, just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleve ...

to the town

Taraz Taraz ( ; also historically known as Talas) is a city and the administrative center of Jambyl Region in Kazakhstan, located on the Talas (river), Talas (Taraz) River in the south of the country near the border with Kyrgyzstan. It had a populatio ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. It runs in the east–west direction, separating

Chüy Valley The Chüy Valley (; ; ) is a large valley located in northern Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Tian Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge in the east to Muyunkum Desert in the west. It is long and has an area of about . ...

from Kochkor Valley,

Suusamyr Valley Suusamyr Valley lies at 2,000-2,500 meters above the sea level between Suusamyr Too and Kyrgyz Ala-Too ranges of Tian Shan mountains in Central Asia. The river Suusamyr flows through it. The valley is predominantly used as "alpine summer pastur ...

, and

Talas Valley The Talas (; Kyrgyz and ) is a river that rises in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into Kazakhstan. The river is long and has a basin area of . Course It is formed from the confluence of the Karakol and the Uch-Koshoy and flows ...

Talas Ala-Too Range The Talas Ala-Too range (; ) is range of the Tian Shan mountains forming the southern and eastern border of Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its western end extends into Kazakhstan, and its south-western end joins the Pskem Mountains and Ugam Range o ...

adjoins the Kyrgyz Ala-Too in vicinity of

Töö Ashuu Tөө Ashuu (, ; ), literally "camel mountain pass", is a mountain pass in Kyrgyzstan on the highway from Bishkek to Osh ( European route E010) in Kyrgyzstan approximately 120 km from Bishkek. The pass goes over part of the Kyrgyz Alatau ra ...

Pass. The western part of Kyrgyz Ala-Too serves as a natural border between

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

and

. Parts of the range are contained within

Ala Archa National Park The Ala-Archa Nature Park (, ) is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, located approximately 35 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. Established in 1976, it currently covers 16,485 hectares. Name The nature ...

, a popular alpine recreation area.

Notable peaks

* Semenov-Tian-Shansky Peak (4895 m) * Korona Peak (4860 m) *

Free Korea Peak Free Korea Peak (), is a mountain in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range of the Tian Shan. It is located in Ala Archa National Park in Kyrgyzstan. It is one of the most famous peaks in the former Soviet Union, with a 900m wall on its northern face that is f ...

(4740 m) *

Vladimir Putin Peak Vladimir Putin Peak (, ) is a mountain of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range mountain range in the Tian Shan system. It is located in the Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was named on 17 February 2011 after the second president of the Russian Federation Vladi ...

(4446 m)

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Notable peaks

See also

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