Those of Bashkaus, Chulyshman, and Chulcha, all three leading to the alpine lake of Teletskoye (length, 80 km; maximum width, 5 km; altitude, 520 m; area, 230.8 square kilometers; maximum depth, 310 m; mean depth, 200 m), are inhabited by Telengit people.
Visoke doline dlje proti severu, na isti zahodni strani območja Sailughem so le malo znane, njihovi obiskovalci pa le kirgiški pastirji.