Day tours and excursions in the mountains of Almaty -
Mountain natural attractions in Kazakhstan -
Tereshkova Peak is a mountain peak located at an altitude of 3,400 meters above sea level in the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau near the city of Almaty, as well as the Tereshkova Mountain pass near the peak. The peak is very popular among fans of outdoor activities and hiking in the mountains, as well as the mountain is interesting for connoisseurs of mountain landscapes and mountain panoramas.
The peak is easily accessible and well suited for collectors of hiking to mountain peaks and mountain peaks. The mountain is part of the Terisbutak mountain range and is its highest point.
The hike to the top starts from Gorelnik gorge, through the famous Gorelnik waterfalls and further through the Trapezium Mountain pass (this is the easiest, shortest and most convenient route). At the entrance to the Gorelnik gorge there is a Gorelnik hot water spring located above the Medeo tract, which is easily accessible by bus or taxi. There are also other routes from the Kok-Zhailau mountain plateau, which can be reached on foot through the Kazachka gorge (Turisbutak) from the Big Almaty Gorge or from the Small Almaty Gorge through Prosveshchenets.
From the top of Tereshkova Peak, there is a beautiful mountain panorama of such sights of Ile-Alatau Park as: Big Almaty Lake, peak Yuny Geolog, Sovetov Peak, Molodezhny Peak, Ozerny Peak, Talgar Peak and Ordzhonikidze Peak.
How to get there and visit -
Tereshkova Peak is located in the mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau near the city of Almaty, between the Big Almaty Gorge and the Small Almaty Gorge, Ile-Alatau Park, Almaty Nature Reserve, Almaty region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 43°05'55"N 77°01'21"E
Information -
Tereshkova Peak is named after Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, the first Soviet female cosmonaut. She was the first woman to fly into space in 1963 (and the only one before Svetlana Savitskaya's space flight in 1982) and the only woman in the history of cosmonautics to fly solo, i.e., in solo flight. On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova launched aboard the Vostok-6 spacecraft from the Baikonur cosmodrome (Kazakhstan) on an almost three-day journey into space, completing 48 orbits around the Earth. Her radio call sign was "The Seagull." On June 19, she landed near Novosibirsk, where Tereshkova was greeted with delight. In Moscow, she was awarded the title of "Cosmonaut of the Soviet Union".
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