Naryn Too
{{Infobox mountain range
| name = Naryn Too
| native_name ={{native name|ky|Нарын Тоо}}
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| country = Kyrgyzstan
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| region = Naryn
| district = At-Bashy
| coordinates = {{coord|41|21|25.80|N|76|23|4.86|E}}
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| elevation_m = 4499
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| formed_by = shists, quartzites, limestones, and granodiorites
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| age =Paleozoic
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The Naryn Too (or Naryn Range, {{langx|ky|Нарын Тоосу}}) is a mountain range located in the inner Tien-Shan, situated between Naryn Valley and At-Bashy Valley to the east of Alamyshyk Too. The range spans approximately {{Convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} in length and up to {{Convert|18|km|mi|abbr=on}} in width. Its average elevation is around {{Convert|4200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, with the highest peak, Orto-Acha Mountain, reaching {{Convert|4499|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
The Naryn Too features sharply rugged glacier relief, particularly pronounced in the eastern part of the range, where denudation surfaces are found at elevations of {{Convert|3600|m|ft|abbr=on}} to {{Convert|3800|m|ft|abbr=on}} on the northern slopes. In the central section, both slopes are highly dissected, while the western part displays denudation surfaces on both sides. The foothills are primarily located along the southern slopes. {{cite encyclopedia |url=https://new.bizdin.kg/media/books/География_Кыргызстана.pdf |title=Нарын кырка тоосу |trans-title=Naryn Too |encyclopedia=Кыргызстандын Географиясы (Geography of Kyrgyzstan) |page=60 |language=ky |year=2004 |publisher=Кыргызстан |location=Bishkek }}
Geology
Geologically, the Naryn Mountain Range is part of the Central Tien Shan and is bordered to the southeast by the At-Bashy – Engilchek tectonic fault. The central section forms the western wing of the Chon Naryn anticlinorium. The central and eastern parts of the range are composed of various terrigenous rock, shists, quartzites, limestones, granodiorites, and the western part - by rocks of the middle and late Paleozoic.
Landscapes
The landscapes change with elevation.The northern slopes are covered by spruce forests at elevations of {{Convert|2600|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}}, by sub-Alpian meadows and meadow steppes at {{Convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3200|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and by Alpine meadows at {{Convert|3200|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3500|m|ft|abbr=on}}. High altitude feather-grass steppes ({{Convert|2600|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}}), spruce forests ({{Convert|2800|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}}), sub-Alpian meadows and meadow steppes, Central Asia juniper ({{Convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on}} - {{Convert|3200|m|ft|abbr=on}}), and glacial-nival belt (above {{Convert|3600|m|ft|abbr=on}}) are observed at the southern slopes. {{cite book|script-title=ru:Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия|trans-title=Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts|publisher=Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia|language= ru|location=Bishkek |year=1991|isbn=5-89750-009-6|pages=512}}
Glaciers
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