Verkhny Zub

Verkhny Zub (Верхний Зуб; Амзас-Таскыл; Тигір тізі) is a peak in Kemerovo Oblast, Russia. It is the highest point of the federal subject.

The name of the mountain in the Khakas language "Тигір тізі" means "heavenly tooth". The mountain is part of the Kuznetsk Alatau State Nature Reserve, a protected area.

Description
Verkhny Zub is a 2178 m high mountain located in the Kuznetsk Alatau, South Siberian System. It rises in the southern area of the range, in the Mezhdurechensky Urban Okrug at the eastern limit of Kemerovo Oblast, near the border of Khakassia.

At the foot of the mountain there are numerous cirque lakes. Dark coniferous taiga grows on the lower mountain slopes. On steep slopes up to a height of 1300 m there is mountain tundra, above which there is the nival zone with snowfields at the top.