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Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram
Karakoram

Karakoram is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit District, Ladakh, and Baltistan....
 mountain range. It is located in the Gojal
Gojal

Gojal, also known as Upper Hunza is the largest tehsil of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, it lies north of the Gilgit region and is situated close to the China border....
 region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, north of Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier

Hispar Glacier is a 49 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the which meets the 63 km long Biafo Glacier at the Hispar La at an altitude of 5,128 m to create the world's longest glacial system outside of the polar regions....
, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley
Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in Gilgit Valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres ....
. It is the second highest sub-range of the Karakoram, the highest being the Baltoro Muztagh
Baltoro Muztagh

The Baltoro Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It is home to K2 , the second highest mountain in the world, and to three other Eight-thousander....
. The highest mountain in the range is Distaghil Sar
Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan....
 (7,885m/25,869ft).







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Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram
Karakoram

Karakoram is a large mountain range spanning the borders between Pakistan, China, and India, located in the regions of Gilgit District, Ladakh, and Baltistan....
 mountain range. It is located in the Gojal
Gojal

Gojal, also known as Upper Hunza is the largest tehsil of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, it lies north of the Gilgit region and is situated close to the China border....
 region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, north of Hispar Glacier
Hispar Glacier

Hispar Glacier is a 49 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the which meets the 63 km long Biafo Glacier at the Hispar La at an altitude of 5,128 m to create the world's longest glacial system outside of the polar regions....
, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley
Hunza Valley

Hunza Valley is a mountainous valley in Gilgit Valley in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The Hunza valley is situated at an elevation of 2,438 metres ....
. It is the second highest sub-range of the Karakoram, the highest being the Baltoro Muztagh
Baltoro Muztagh

The Baltoro Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It is home to K2 , the second highest mountain in the world, and to three other Eight-thousander....
. The highest mountain in the range is Distaghil Sar
Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan....
 (7,885m/25,869ft).

Selected peaks in the Hispar Muztagh


} |align=right|2,525 |K2
K2

K2 is the second-List of highest mountains mountain on Earth . With a peak elevation of , K2 is part of the Karakoram segment of the Himalayan mountain range, and is located on the border between Pakistan's northern territories, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China....
|align=middle|1960 |align=middle|3 (5) |- |Khunyang Chhish
Khunyang Chhish

Khunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan....
|align=right|7,823 |align=right|25,666 | |align=right|1,765 |Distaghil Sar
Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan....
|align=middle|1971 |align=middle|2 (6) |- |Kanjut Sar
Kanjut Sar

Kanjut Sar is a mountain located in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It is the List of highest mountains mountain on Earth and the List of mountains in Pakistan in Pakistan....
|align=right|7,760 |align=right|25,558 | |align=right|1,690 |Khunyang Chhish
Khunyang Chhish

Khunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan....
|align=middle|1959 |align=middle|2 (1) |- |Trivor
Trivor

Trivor is one of the high peaks of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.Its height is often given as 7,728 metres, but this elevation is not consistent with photographic evidence....
|align=right|7,577 |align=right|24,859 | |align=right|1,000 |Distaghil Sar
Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan....
|align=middle|1960 |align=middle|2 (5) |- |Pumari Chhish
Pumari Chhish

Pumari Chhish, is a high peak of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It lies about 4km east of Khunyang Chhish, in the heart of the Hispar, north of the Hispar Glacier....
|align=right|7,492 |align=right|24,580 | |align=right|884 |Khunyang Chhish
Khunyang Chhish

Khunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan....
|align=middle|1979 |align=middle|1 (2) |- |Yukshin Gardan Sar
Yukshin Gardan Sar

Yukshin Gardan Sar is a high peak of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. Its height is also often given as 7,469 m or 7,641 m ....
|align=right|7,469 |align=right|24,505 | |align=right|1,313 |Pumari Chhish
Pumari Chhish

Pumari Chhish, is a high peak of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It lies about 4km east of Khunyang Chhish, in the heart of the Hispar, north of the Hispar Glacier....
|align=middle|1984 |align=middle|4 (1) |- |Momhil Sar |align=right|7,414 |align=right|24,324 | |align=right|990 |Trivor
Trivor

Trivor is one of the high peaks of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.Its height is often given as 7,728 metres, but this elevation is not consistent with photographic evidence....
|align=middle|1964 |align=middle|2 (6) |- |Yazghil Dome South |align=right|7,324 |align=right|24,029 | |align=right|<500 |Distaghil Sar
Distaghil Sar

Disteghil Sar or Distaghil Sar is the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range, in the Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan....
|align=middle|??? |align=middle|??? |- |Yutmaru Sar |align=right|7,283 |align=right|23,894 | |align=right|620 |Yukshin Gardan Sar
Yukshin Gardan Sar

Yukshin Gardan Sar is a high peak of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. Its height is also often given as 7,469 m or 7,641 m ....
|align=middle|1980 |align=middle|1 (1) |- |Lupghar Sar
Lupghar Sar

Lupghar Sar is 109th on the list of highest mountains mountains. It is located in shishkat valley of Hunza Gojal. It is part of the Momhail Sar cluster of mountains and its height is 23,622 feet or 7,201 meters above sea level....
|align=right|7,200 |align=right|23,622 | |align=right|730 |Momhil Sar |align=middle|1979 |align=middle|1 (0) |- |Bularung Sar |align=right|7,200 |align=right|23,622 | |align=right|<500 |Trivor
Trivor

Trivor is one of the high peaks of the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.Its height is often given as 7,728 metres, but this elevation is not consistent with photographic evidence....
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Note

  1. These are from the , which may not be completely accurate, as some climbs may not have been recorded in the climbing literature or indexed properly.


Source

Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.

External links

  • The Northern Kashmir WebSite