Maasheybash () is a mountain in the Altai Republic, Russia. At it is the highest summit in the Northern Chuya Range, part of the Chuya Belki, Altai Mountains, South Siberian System.
The Saylyugemsky National Park is a protected area located about to the west of the mountain in a straight line.
Description Maasheybash is a high ultra-prominent mountain. Other sources give a height of .
Located in the area of Kosh-Agachsky District, it is one of the highest peaks of the Altai Mountains.Google Maps The southern face has a steep cliff and on the western side the mountain gradually drops down to a height of . Its geological composition is lava and tuff, as well as argillaceous and siliceous shale. The Masashey glacier, as well as kurums, descend from the slopes of the mountain.Маашейбаш; Great Soviet Encyclopedia in 30 vols. — Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. (in Russian)
See also List of mountains and hills of Russia List of ultras of Central Asia
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External links View Maasheybash Peak Mashey Valley The highest peaks in Russia
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