Hispar Muztagh

Hispar Muztagh
海斯帕尔慕士塔格山
Hispar Muztagh seen from ISS
Highest point
Peak	Distaghil Sar
Elevation	7,885 metres (25,869 ft)
Coordinates	36°20′N75°11′E / 36.33°N 75.18°E / 36.33; 75.18
Geography
Hispar Muztagh Location of the Hispar Muztagh within the greater Karakoram region Show map of Karakoram Hispar Muztagh Hispar Muztagh (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
Region	Gilgit-Baltistan
Parent range	Karakoram

Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in the Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, administered by Pakistan. It lies north of Hispar Glacier, south of Shimshal Valley, and east of the Hunza Valley. ^[1] It is the second highest sub-range of the Karakoram, the highest being the Baltoro Muztagh. The highest mountain in the range is Distaghil Sar (7,885m/25,869 ft).

Selected peaks in the Hispar Muztagh

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent	Ascents (attempts)
Distaghil Sar	7,885	25,869	36°19′33″N75°11′18″E / 36.32583°N 75.18833°E / 36.32583; 75.18833	2,525	K2	1960	3 (5)
Khunyang Chhish	7,823	25,666	36°12′19″N75°12′28″E / 36.20528°N 75.20778°E / 36.20528; 75.20778	1,765	Distaghil Sar	1971	2 (6)
Kanjut Sar	7,760	25,558	36°12′18″N75°25′04″E / 36.20500°N 75.41778°E / 36.20500; 75.41778	1,690	Khunyang Chhish	1959	2 (1)
Trivor	7,577	24,859	36°17′15″N75°05′10″E / 36.28750°N 75.08611°E / 36.28750; 75.08611	1,000	Distaghil Sar	1960	2 (5)
Pumari Chhish	7,492	24,580	36°12′40″N75°15′10″E / 36.21111°N 75.25278°E / 36.21111; 75.25278	884	Khunyang Chhish	1979	1 (2)
Yukshin Gardan Sar	7,469	24,505	36°15′00″N75°22′30″E / 36.25000°N 75.37500°E / 36.25000; 75.37500	1,313	Pumari Chhish	1984	4 (1)
Momhil Sar	7,414	24,324	36°19′04″N75°02′11″E / 36.31778°N 75.03639°E / 36.31778; 75.03639	990	Trivor	1964	2 (6)
Yazghil Dome South	7,324	24,029	36°19′N75°13′E / 36.317°N 75.217°E / 36.317; 75.217	<500	Distaghil Sar	???	???
Yutmaru Sar	7,283	23,894	36°13′40″N75°22′05″E / 36.22778°N 75.36806°E / 36.22778; 75.36806	620	Yukshin Gardan Sar	1980	1 (1)
Lupghar Sar	7,200	23,622	36°20′52″N75°00′57″E / 36.34778°N 75.01583°E / 36.34778; 75.01583	730	Momhil Sar	1979	1 (0)
Bularung Sar	7,200	23,622	36°18′N75°08′E / 36.300°N 75.133°E / 36.300; 75.133	<500	Trivor	???	???

Note

1. ^ These are from the Himalayan Index Archived 2017-07-17 at the Wayback Machine , which may not be completely accurate, as some climbs may not have been recorded in the climbing literature or indexed properly.

Sources

1. "Disteghil Sar| Pakistan Tourism Portal". paktourismportal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

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

External links

• Blankonthemap The Northern Kashmir WebSite
• A labeled Google Earth image of Hispar Muztagh Range