Middle Talgar Gorge Trekking -
Mountain hike from Levy Talgar gorge to Kimasar Gorge -
The Talgar mountain range is located between the Great Almaty Mountain Gorge and the Talgar Mountains. The highest point here is Talgar Peak, 4973 meters above sea level. If you look to the southeast from Almaty towards the mountains, Talgar Peak is clearly visible. Talgar Peak is considered the five thousandth peak of the Trans-Ili Alatau, the place is very popular with climbers and travelers.
Glaciers and mountain passes
There are several high-altitude glaciers, the Korzhenevsky Glacier, the Bogatyr Glacier, the Zhangyryk Glacier, the Dmitriev Glacier, the Shokalsky Glacier, the Metallurg Glacier, and the Kroshka Glacier. The heights of glaciers range from 3,000 to 4,500 thousand meters above sea level. There are mountain routes to all glaciers, and each of them can be visited if desired.
There are also passes such as Talgar Pass, Aktyuz Pass, and Surovy Pass. The peaks located here are called Kopyr Peak, Trud Peak, Yuzhny Talgar Peak, Zapadny Talgar Peak. There are mountain routes of varying difficulty to all the passes and peaks, but in general the region is considered to be of medium difficulty in the general classification. The heights of the region do not exceed 5,000 meters.
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