Landscape of the Sayram Lake and Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang uygur autonomous region.[Photo/IC]
3 Tianshan Mountain Range
Extending from east to west, it lies in the middle of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, stretching west to Kazakhstan. The range is 2,500 kilometers long with a width of 250-300 kilometers and an average altitude of 5 kilometers. Constantly capped with snow, the highest peak, located in Tomur, stands at 7,435.3 meters. With white snowy peaks and green spruces reflected in the lake, Tianshan mountain range is a picturesque scenic location in Xinjiang.
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