Kanjut Sar
| Kanjut Sar | |
|---|---|
|
Yukshin Gardan Sar (background left) and Kanjut Sar (background centre) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation |
7,760 m (25,460 ft) [1] Ranked 26th |
| Prominence | 1,660 m (5,450 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 36°12′18″N 75°25′06″E / 36.20500°N 75.41833°ECoordinates: 36°12′18″N 75°25′06″E / 36.20500°N 75.41833°E [1] |
| Geography | |
  Kanjut Sar Pakistan | |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Hispar Muztagh, Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1959 by Camillo Pellissier |
| Easiest route | snow/ice climb |
Kanjut Sar is a mountain located in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountain range. It lies within the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan. It is the 26th highest mountain on Earth and the 11th highest in Pakistan.
Kanjut Sar consists of two peaks:
- Kanjut Sar I at 7,760 metres (25,459 ft).
- Kanjut Sar II, to the south east of I, at 6,831 m (22,411 ft).
Kanjut Sar I was first climbed in 1959 by Camillo Pellissier, member of an Italian expedition directed by Guido Monzino. Between 1981, August 4 and 6, 7 Japanese climbers of the same expedition climbed to the top.[2] In 2010 Russian-American expedition attempted to climb on the Eastern Ridge of Kanjut Sar and reached 7450 m, turning in bad weather.
See also
- Highest mountains of the world
- List of Ultras of the Western Himalayas
- List of mountains in Pakistan
References
- 1 2 3 "Karakoram and India/Pakistan Himalayas Ultra-Prominences". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ↑ AAJO 1982
External links
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