Alpomish

This article is about a mountain in Uzbekistan. For the ancient Turkic epic, seeAlpamysh.

Alpomish Peak
Location in Uzbekistan (on the border with Tajikistan)
Highest point
Elevation	4,668 m (15,315 ft)
Prominence	854 m (2,802 ft)
Listing	Country high point
Coordinates	38°53′30″N68°10′36″E
Geography
Location	Tajikistan–Uzbekistanborder
Parent range	Gissar Range,Pamir Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	August 23, 2023 Eric Gilbertson and Andreas Frydensberg
Easiest route	Upper East Face (YDS Class 5.8)

Alpomish Peakis the highest point inUzbekistan,with an elevation of 4,668 metres (15,315 feet). The mountain is located located on the border ofUzbekistan'sSurkhondaryo RegionandTajikistan'sSughd Region,in theGissar Range.

History

Prior to August 2023,Khazret Sultanwas considered to be Uzbekistan's highest point, with an elevation of 4,643 metres (15,233 feet).

In August 2023, an expedition by countryhighpointersEric GilbertsonandAndreas Frydensbergset out into the Gissar Range with the intent to summit Uzbekistan's highest point.

Prior to the expedition, both Gilbertson and Frydensberg noticed a peak on the map six kilometres (3.7 miles) to the south of Khazret Sultan known as Alpomish, that had a reported elevation higher than that of Khazret Sultan.

They climbed both Khazret Sultan and Alpomish, and used professional survey equipment to determine Alpomish's altitude to be 4,668 metres (15,315 ft) above sea level, making it 25 metres (82 ft) higher than Khazret Sultan and therefore the true country highpoint of Uzbekistan.

See also

• Khazret Sultan
• Geography of Uzbekistan
• List of mountains of Tajikistan
• List of elevation extremes by country