Mount Arlan

Mount Arlan (Turkmen: Arlan dagy) is an 1,880-metre (6,168 ft) peak in the western plains of Turkmenistan in Balkan Province. Mount Arlan stands about 2,000 metres above the shore of the below-sea level Caspian Sea. It is the highest summit of the Uly Balkan range.

Mount Arlan
Mount Arlan
Location in Turkmenistan
Highest point
Elevation1,880 m (6,170 ft)[1]
Prominence1,748 m (5,735 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates39°40′24″N 54°32′36″E[1]
Geography
LocationTurkmenistan
Parent rangeBalkan Daglary

The town of Balkanabat, the capital of Balkan Province, lies 25 km to the southwest.

See also

Notes

  1. Aaron Maizlish; Eberhard Jurgalski (2004). "Central Asian Republics Ultras". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2008-11-06.


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