Batura Muztagh

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Batura Muztagh

Aerial view of part of the Batura Muztagh from the southeast
Highest point
Peak Batura Sar
Elevation 7,795 m (25,574 ft)
Coordinates 36°30′36″N 74°31′37″E / 36.51000°N 74.52694°E / 36.51000; 74.52694Coordinates: 36°30′36″N 74°31′37″E / 36.51000°N 74.52694°E / 36.51000; 74.52694
Geography
Country Pakistan
State/Province Gilgit District
Parent range Karakoram

The Batura Muztagh mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. They are located west of the Hunza Valley in the Gilgit District of the Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan.

They are the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram, running from Chalt village in Bar Valley in the east to Kampir Dior in the Kurumbar Valley in the west, and they separate the Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges from the Karakoram range.

Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh

Mountain Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Prominence (m) Parent mountain First ascent Ascents (attempts)
Batura Sar 7,795 25,574 36°30′36″N 74°31′27″E / 36.51000°N 74.52417°E / 36.51000; 74.52417 3,118 Distaghil Sar 1976 4 (6)
Shispare 7,611 24,970 36°26′26″N 74°40′51″E / 36.44056°N 74.68083°E / 36.44056; 74.68083 1,240 Batura Sar 1974 3 (1)
Pasu Sar 7,476 24,528 36°29′16″N 74°35′16″E / 36.48778°N 74.58778°E / 36.48778; 74.58778 645 Batura Sar 1994 1(0)
Ultar Sar 7,388 24,239 36°23′54″N 74°42′32″E / 36.39833°N 74.70889°E / 36.39833; 74.70889 700 Shispare 1996 2 (5)
Sangemarmar Sar 7,000 22,966 36°25′31″N 74°33′38″E / 36.42528°N 74.56056°E / 36.42528; 74.56056 1,100 Pasu Sar 1984 1 (3)
Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) 6,000 19,685 36°22′12″N 74°39′00″E / 36.37000°N 74.65000°E / 36.37000; 74.65000 <200 Hunza Peak 1982 2 (5)
Bublimotin and Hunza Peak, southeastern Batura Muztagh

Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This data is from the Himalayan Index and is not always correct. In particular it is not clear if Batura Sar has really had four ascents or only three.
  2. ^ Sometimes called Batura I.
  3. ^ Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
  4. ^ Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
  5. ^ The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
  6. ^ This elevation is approximate.

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