Central asian mountain range

Branching off from the Alay Mountains, it extends for miles km east-west between the Fergana and Zeravshan valleys. Its highest point is Piramidalny Peak 18, feet [5, m]. The range is composed mainly of schists, sandstones, and limestones. Below the snow line , groves of trees grow on the northern slopes, while the drier, sheer southern slopes are almost devoid of vegetation. Turkistan Range.

South of the northern low lands is a great belt of mountains and plateaus. The Pamir plateau in central Asia forms mountainous chains running out in different directions. The mountain chains of the Himalayas , Karakoram and Kunlun run towards the east. The plateau of Tibet, enclosed by the Himalayas and Kunlun, is the largest and highest plateau of the world. Mount Everest in the Himalayas is the highest peak in the world. The vast cool desert of Gobi is in this region. The Mountains of Central Asia are a biodiversity hot spot designated by Conservation International which covers several montane and alpine ecoregions of Central Asia, including those of the Pamir and Tian Shan ranges, and extending across portions of Afghanistan , China , Kazakhstan , Kyrgyzstan , Tajikistan , and Uzbekistan.

Belukha Mountain is the highest peak at 4, m, 14, ft. Ghats The Western Ghats is a mountain range along the western side of India with an average elevation around 1, m, 3, ft. The Eastern Ghats is a range of mountains along India's eastern coast.

Barsem villagers walking on steep and dangerous slopes after a devastating mudflow destroyed the main walking roads. Such disasters are frequent across Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is prone to avalanches: between and , the country had over avalanches. In these remote areas, the threats from mountain hazards are exacerbated by existing conditions of poverty, insufficient infrastructure and poor resources. The region is also expected to see an increase in extreme weather events in the coming decades.