Khan Tengri

The Tian Shan mountain range includes Khan Tengri. It is located east of Lake Issyk Kul on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint. It has a geologic elevation of 6,995 meters (22,949 feet), although its glacial icecap climbs to 7,010 meters (22,949 feet) (22,999 ft). As a result, it is regarded a 7,000-meter summit in mountaineering circles, including for the Soviet Snow Leopard award criteria.

Only Jengish Chokusu (which means "Victory Peak" and was once known as Peak Pobeda) is higher in the Tian Shan than Khan Tengri (7,439 m). Khan Tengri is Kazakhstan's highest peak and Kyrgyzstan's third highest peak, after Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m) and Avicenna Peak (7,134 m). It's also the world's northernmost 7,000-meter summit, which is important because high-latitude peaks have a shorter climbing season, more severe weather, and thinner air.

The name "Khan Tengri" refers to the deity Tengri and literally means "King Heaven" in Kazakh or "King Sky" in Mongolian.

Location: Raiymbek District, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan

Parent range; Tian Shan

Elevation: 22,999 feet