Tajikistan · Pamir Mountains7,495 m (24,590 ft)Ismoil Somoni Peak / Peak Communism 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Ismoil Somoni Peak / Peak Communism. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
The historic alpine base camp situated at the confluence of the Walter and Moskvina glaciers with medical and dining huts.
Moraine campsite placed directly below the initial steep rock buttress of the Borodkin Pillar.
High camp positioned on the snowy shoulder where the Borodkin Pillar tops out onto the Pamir Plateau.
Camp pitched in the vast, wind-scoured snow plain of the Pamir Plateau of Pravda.
Final assault camp excavated into snow beneath the summit pyramid ridge.
The highest geographic point in the Pamirs and the former Soviet Union.
Total vertical rise from Moskvina Glade Base Camp (4,200m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 38°56′59″ N, 72°00′55″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Ismoil Somoni Peak / Peak Communism
Ismoil Somoni Peak (formerly Peak Communism and Peak Stalin) is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, the supreme apex of the Pamir Mountains, and was the highest summit in the entire Soviet Union at 7,495 metres (24,590 ft). Rising dramatically above the Fortambek and Walter glaciers in the Academy of Sciences Range, the mountain features colossal vertical relief, massive avalanche chutes, and the sprawling Pamir Plateau of Pravda perched at over 6,000 metres. Conquered in a legendary solo ascent in 1933 by Evgeny Abalakov, it remains the crowning challenge of the Snow Leopard award.