Talas Ala-Too

Its eastern end joins the Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountains.

To the north is the Talas River valley, and, to the south, Jalal-Abad Region.

The highest point is Mount Manas (4484m) near the Uzbek border.

Ötmök pass (closed in winter) is the road entrance from the east.

Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008.