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Mountain description
Bolshoy Almatinsky Pik (Big Almaty Peak, 3,681 m) is one of the most recognisable summits above Almaty, Kazakhstan, in the Trans-Ili Alatau of the northern Tian Shan. It rises beside the turquoise Big Almaty Lake and the Tian Shan Astronomical Observatory, and is a popular acclimatisation and day-summit objective. The main season is June to September; the rest of the year the upper slopes hold snow and require winter skills.
Key facts
Big Almaty Peak (3,681 m) is in Almaty Region, in the Trans-Ili Alatau.
- Region
- Almaty Region
- Mountain range
- Trans-Ili Alatau
- Nearest higher peak
- Tourist · 3,954 m, 3.3 km
- Nearest hut
- Hut Terra Glade · 1.9 km
- Trailhead
- 4.2 km
- Nearest village
- Leshoz · 7.9 km