Kamchik Pass
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| Kamchik Pass | |
|---|---|
| Uzbek: Qamchiq dovoni | |
.JPG) View from Kamchik Pass towards west | |
| Elevation | 2,268 m (7,441 ft) |
| Location | Uzbekistan |
| Range | Qurama Mountains |
| Coordinates | 41°06′0″N 70°31′5″E / 41.10000°N 70.51806°E |
  Location within Uzbekistan | |
The Kamchik Pass (Uzbek: Qamchiq dovoni), also spelt Kamchiq or Qamchiq,[1] is a mountain pass in the Qurama Mountains in eastern Uzbekistan. The pass provides a strategically important route as an access for ground transport traveling between the Tashkent and Namangan Regions in the Fergana Valley bypassing neighboring Tajikistan. It connects the capital city of Tashkent with Osh, the second-largest city in neighboring Kyrgyzstan. The peak of the pass reaches 2,268 metres (7,441 ft) above sea level.[2]
Weather
The Kamchik Pass is frequently closed in the winter due to avalanche hazards. Mudslides and landslides are also threats to vehicles along the route and the nearby villages. In February 2015, the United Nations Development Programme announced it would help aid a disaster risk-reduction project for the Kamchik Pass. The plan is to improve an early warning monitoring system, emergency assistance and education for the people living in remote and rural disaster-prone regions nearby. The project is funded by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department (ECHO).[4]
| Climate data for Kamchik Pass (elevation 2,138 meters (7,014 ft)), 1991–2020 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
2.6 (36.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69.7 (2.74) |
82.9 (3.26) |
80.1 (3.15) |
93.4 (3.68) |
76.4 (3.01) |
46.0 (1.81) |
21.9 (0.86) |
14.1 (0.56) |
16.7 (0.66) |
52.4 (2.06) |
78.4 (3.09) |
80.6 (3.17) |
712.6 (28.06) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 143 |
| Source: NOAA[5] | |||||||||||||