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The Panmah Muztagh is a subrange 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....
 range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
, in Baltistan
Baltistan

Baltistan , also known as ?????? in the Balti language, is a region in northern Pakistan , bordering Xinjiang Autonomous regions of China of People's Republic of China....
, a district of the Northern Areas
Northern Areas

The Northern Areas is officially referred to by the government of Pakistan as the Federally Administered Northern Areas . The Northern Areas is the northernmost political entity within the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir....
 of Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. Its highest peaks are not particularly high by Karakoram standards, but they are exceedingly steep rock spires, unlike many of the peaks in the surrounding subranges. In particular, the highest of the Panmah peaks, Baintha Brakk (The Ogre) (7,285 m/23,901 feet), is a very difficult climb; it has seen only two ascents.






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The Panmah Muztagh is a subrange 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....
 range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
, in Baltistan
Baltistan

Baltistan , also known as ?????? in the Balti language, is a region in northern Pakistan , bordering Xinjiang Autonomous regions of China of People's Republic of China....
, a district of the Northern Areas
Northern Areas

The Northern Areas is officially referred to by the government of Pakistan as the Federally Administered Northern Areas . The Northern Areas is the northernmost political entity within the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir....
 of Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
. Its highest peaks are not particularly high by Karakoram standards, but they are exceedingly steep rock spires, unlike many of the peaks in the surrounding subranges. In particular, the highest of the Panmah peaks, Baintha Brakk (The Ogre) (7,285 m/23,901 feet), is a very difficult climb; it has seen only two ascents. The nearby Latok
Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
 group is of similar difficulty. Both groups lie on the north side of the long Biafo Glacier
Biafo Glacier

The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the 49 km long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m at Hispar La to create the world's longest glacial system outside the polar regions....
.

The Panmah Muztagh lies in the heart of the Karakoram, northwest of 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....
 (home of the eight thousand meter peaks of the Karakoram), and southeast of the Hispar Muztagh
Hispar Muztagh

Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in the Gojal region of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, north of Hispar Glacier, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley....
. On the southwest, it is separated from the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains
Spantik-Sosbun Mountains

The Spantik-Sosbun Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The highest peak is Spantik, 7,027 m ....
 by the Biafo Glacier
Biafo Glacier

The Biafo Glacier is a 63 km long glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of the Northern Areas, Pakistan which meets the 49 km long Hispar Glacier at an altitude of 5,128 m at Hispar La to create the world's longest glacial system outside the polar regions....
. The Skamri Glacier and the Braldu Glacier separate it from the Wesm Mountains to the north. The Panmah, Nobande Sande, Choktoi, and Chiring Glaciers lie within the range.

Notable Peaks of the Panmah Muztagh


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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....
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Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
 I (Latok Central) |align=right|7,151 |align=right|23,461 | |align=right|1,475 |Baintha Brakk |align=middle|1979 |align=middle|??? |- |Latok
Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
 II (Latok West) |align=right|7,108 |align=right|23,320 | |align=right|400 |Latok
Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
 I |align=middle|1977 |align=middle|??? |- |Latok
Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
 III (Latok East) |align=right|6,949 |align=right|22,798 | |align=right|650 |Latok
Latok

The Latok group is a small cluster of dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range. They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk....
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