Xinjiang topographic maps

Average elevation: 9,508 ft

Average elevation: 3,461 ft

The territorial expanse of the county is 178 kilometres (111 mi) from north to south and 140 kilometres (87 mi) from east to west, the total area is about 25,000 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi), with an average altitude above 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The county includes a significant part of the…

Average elevation: 12,907 ft

Average elevation: 3,635 ft

British archaeologist Aurel Stein argued that, judging from the topography and remains found around Tashkurgan, the fort and associated settlements had clearly been central to the broader Sarikol area, controlling routes from the Oxus to the oases of southern Turkestan.

Average elevation: 10,200 ft

Average elevation: 2,900 ft

Average elevation: 1,969 ft

Average elevation: 4,777 ft

The Torugart Pass, at 3,752 metres (12,310 ft), is located at the border between Kyrgyzstan and China's Xinjiang province. The forested Alatau ranges, which are at a lower altitude in the northern part of the Tian Shan, are inhabited by pastoral tribes that speak Turkic languages.

Average elevation: 20,000 ft