Barkol Tagh

The Barkol Tagh, also known as Barkol Shan (Chinese: 巴里坤山), forms together with the Qarlik Tagh the easternmost end of the Tian Shan mountain range. It is located along an active thrust fault in the Kumul prefecture in Xinjiang province.^[1]

Barkol Tagh
Northeastern flank of the Barkol range
Geography
Barkol Tagh
State(s)	Xinjiang  China
Range coordinates	43°24′44″N 93°18′58″E
Parent range	Tian Shan

Barkol city and the hypersaline Lake Balikun (116 km²) are located at the northern flank of the mountain range. There, mean annual temperature is 1.0°C and mean annual precipitation is 210 mm.^[2][3]

Another branch of the Tian Shan, the Meiqinwula Mountains, is located north of the Lake Balikun basin.

See also

• List of ultras of Central Asia