Shughnon Range

Mountain range in the East of the Pamir Mountain System From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shughnon Range or Shugnan Range (Tajik: Қаторкӯҳи Шуғнон, romanized: Qatorkūhi Şuğnon) is a mountain range in Tajikistan, part of the Pamir Mountain System. Administratively it is located in Tajikistan's Region of Republican Subordination.[1]

Elevation5,704 m (18,714 ft)
Length80 km (50 mi) E/W
Area150 km2 (58 mi2)
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Shughnon Range
Shughnon Range is located in Tajikistan
Shughnon Range
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
PeakPik Skalisty
Elevation5,704 m (18,714 ft)
Dimensions
Length80 km (50 mi) E/W
Area150 km2 (58 mi2)
Naming
Native nameҚаторкӯҳи Шуғнон (Tajik)
Geography
CountryTajikistan
Range coordinates37°36′N 72°14′E
Parent rangePamir Mountains
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Geography

The Shughnon Range stretches between the river valleys of the Gunt in the north and its tributary the Shakhdara in the south. Its slopes are covered in alpine meadows and steppe.[2] There are glaciated areas in the range.[3]

Its highest summit is 5,704 m high Pik Skalisty.[2]

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