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Jengish Chokusu

Elevation
7,439 m
#77
in the world
#1
in Kyrgyzstan
4,148 m
prominence

Jengish Chokusu is a peak in Kyrgyzstan and China, rising to 7,439 m, the highest point in Kyrgyzstan.

Elevation
7,439 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
4,148 m
Height above its key col
Isolation
560 km
To the nearest higher ground
World rank
#77
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Jengish Chokusu

Jengish Chokusu sits on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
7,439 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
4,148 m
Isolation
560 km
Type
Peak
Coordinates
42.035, 80.126
First ascent
1956

How it ranks

Among peaks in Kyrgyzstan
#1of 28
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#77of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Pik Neru6,450 m4.3 km
Pik Aktau5,573 m8.9 km
Pik Maksima Gor’nogo5,405 m17 km
Pik Chapayeva5,817 m18 km
Khan Tengri7,010 m20 km
Pik Petrovskogo5,433 m22 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Jengish Chokusu.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
WensuChina83,11085 km
AqsuChina535,65796 km
KarakolKyrgyzstan84,351152 km
Kyzyl-SuuKyrgyzstan15,075178 km
Ālā'ĕrChina126,259192 km

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Jengish Chokusu7,439 m
2Lenin Atyndagy Choku7,134 m
3Khan Tengri7,010 m
4Gora Kyzylagyn6,646 m
5Pik Dzerzhinskogo6,617 m
6Gora Kurumdy6,614 m
7Pik Neru6,450 m
8Pik Estoniya6,189 m
9Pik Zarya-Vostoka6,001 m
10Pik Korzhenevskogo5,984 m

Common questions

How tall is Jengish Chokusu?
Jengish Chokusu rises to 7,439 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Jengish Chokusu?
Jengish Chokusu sits on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China.
Where does Jengish Chokusu rank?
It is the 1st highest of the 28 peaks we list in Kyrgyzstan, and #77 worldwide.
When was Jengish Chokusu first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1956.
What is the nearest city to Jengish Chokusu?
Wensu, China, about 85 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.