| Barkol Tagh | |
|---|---|
 Northeastern flank of the Barkol range | |
| Geography | |
  Barkol Tagh | |
| State(s) | Xinjiang China |
| Range coordinates | 43°24′44″N93°18′58″E / 43.412194071790125°N 93.31597945910963°E /43.412194071790125; 93.31597945910963 |
| Parent range | Tian Shan |
TheBarkol Tagh, also known asBarkol Shan (Chinese:巴里坤山), forms together with theQarlik Tagh the easternmost end of theTian Shan mountain range. It is located along an activethrust fault in theKumul prefecture inXinjiang province.[1]
Barkol city and thehypersaline 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.
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