On this side lies the culminating summit of the range, the double-headed Belukha (the Mont Blanc of the Altai), whose summits reach 14,890 and 14,560 ft. respectively, and give origin to several glaciers (30 sq.
Here also are the Kuitun (12,000 ft.) and several other lofty peaks.
Numerous spurs, striking in all directions from the Sailughem mountains, fill up the space between that range and the lowlands of Tomsk, but their mutual relations are far from being well known.
Kuitun is a small but growing agricultural and industrial city about four hours bus ride north of Urumqi (pronounced “wu lu mu chi”), the provincial capital of Xinjiang.
Summer last was spent as a guest ESL teacher in one of Kuitun’s middle schools.
Perhaps the most significant bench-mark of economic growth is the upcoming annexation with the city of Dushanzi, which is aptly nicknamed “Petroleum City.” Most of Dushanzi sprang up around a huge petroleum processing plant.
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