File:Kyrgyzstan, Tian Shan Mountains (14244010047).jpg
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sunset at elevation 10.000ft (3.000m), Tian-Shan Mountains, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. The park, which includes the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnicers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well as mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes. The park is open year round, although the most popular season is late summer and early fall. Every May 1, the Alpinada festival sees hundreds of people camp out in the valley and climb Mount Komsomolets. In Kyrgyz, the archa, which gives the park its name, is a bright or many-colored juniper which the Kyrgyz people have traditionally held in special esteem, using smoke from its burning wood to chase away evil spirits. However, the archa is not supposed to be planted near the home, because it is believed gradually to sap the energy from human beings living close-by. The park covers about 200 square kilometers, and its altitude ranges from about 1,500 meters at the entrance to a maximum of 4,895 meters at Peak Semenova Tian-Shanski, the highest peak in the Kyrgyz Ala-tau range of the Tian Shan. There are more than 20 small and large glaciers and some 50 mountain peaks within the park. Two smaller rivers, the Adygene and the Ak-Sai, originate from these glaciers' melting waters. The Adygene gorge is a beautifully wooded valley, with waterfalls, springs and abundant trout. A small reservoir on the Kargay-Bulak river was built to study the Amu Darya trout. Other wildlife includes the very rare snow leopard (in Kyrgyz: "ilbirs") on the alpine meadows and snowfields above 2,500 m elevation, wild goats, roe deer and marmots. There is a nominal fee for entering the park. Past the gate the road continues 12 km to a small collection of buildings, including one newly renovated lodge. At the end of the road, up a trail to the left (East), lies the Ak-Sai Glacier, where remains of a Soviet climbing base indicate the high quality mountaineering within the park. The region's most famous peaks rise from the Ak-Sai glacier, including Korona (4860m) and Free Korea (4740m). To the west of Ala Archa Valley is a trail to the Adygene valley where a climbers' cemetery is located. A third main trail continues down the center of the Ala-Archa valley for 10 km to an old, now abandoned, ski area and numerous other 4000m peaks. (Wikipedia) |
Date | 10 September 2007, 14:47 (according to Exif data) |
Source | Kyrgyzstan, Tian Shan Mountains |
Author | Thomas Depenbusch (Depi) from Cologne, Germany |
Camera location | 42° 40′ 31.32″ N, 74° 16′ 52.72″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 42.675368; 74.281311 |
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Camera manufacturer | PENTAX Corporation |
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Exposure time | 1/60 sec (0.016666666666667) |
F-number | f/11 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:47, 10 September 2007 |
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Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
File change date and time | 16:58, 15 June 2014 |
Exposure Program | Aperture priority |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:47, 10 September 2007 |
APEX shutter speed | 5.906891 |
APEX aperture | 6.918863 |
APEX exposure bias | 0.7 |
Metering mode | Center weighted average |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
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White balance | Manual white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 300 mm |
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