Piotr Semioniov was the first European to reach this mountain chain.  Originally known as the Tengri
Piotr Semioniov was the first European to reach this mountain chain.  Originally known as the Tengri Tag, Lake Issyk Kul is the standard entrance point into these peaks.  Its most striking eastern feature is the lowland region called Turpan Pendi, while among its notable peaks are Ysyk-K?l in Kyrgyzstan; Hantengri Peak, from which descends the Muzart glacier; and its highest point Pobeda, or Victory Peak.  Lying mostly within China, it extends from the Pamirs and into Central Asia.  FTP, identify this mountain range east of the Gobi desert and whose name means "Celestial Mountains."
Piotr Semioniov was the first European to reach this mountain chain.  
Tien Shan