Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains

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Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
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Highest point
Peak Rakaposhi
Elevation 7,788 metres (25,551 ft)
Coordinates 36°2′N74°44′E / 36.033°N 74.733°E / 36.033; 74.733
Geography
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Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
Location of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains within the greater Karakoram region
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Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains (Gilgit Baltistan)
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
Country Pakistan
Regions Gilgit-Baltistan
Parent range Karakoram

The Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram range. They are located in the Bagrot Valley in the Gilgit and Nagar districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan.

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Geography

Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are bordered by Barpu and the Chogo Lungma glaciers in the north, the Shigar River in the east, the Gilgit and Indus rivers in the south, and the Hunza River in the west. [1]

The two namesake peaks, Rakaposhi (7,788 m/25,551 ft) and Haramosh (7,409 m/24,308 ft), are among the most prominent in the world in terms of rise above local terrain, due to their positions near very low valleys. Rakaposhi rises dramatically [2] above a bend in the Hunza River, forming the western anchor of the range, while Haramosh stands on the north side of the Indus River, in the south-central portion of the range. [1]

Selected peaks

MountainHeight (m)Height (ft)CoordinatesProminence (m)Parent mountainFirst ascentAscents (attempts)
Rakaposhi 7,78825,551 36°08′33″N74°29′21″E / 36.14250°N 74.48917°E / 36.14250; 74.48917 2,818 K2 19588 (13)
Malubiting 7,45824,469 36°00′06″N74°52′33″E / 36.00167°N 74.87583°E / 36.00167; 74.87583 2,193 Rakaposhi 19712 (6)
Haramosh 7,40924,308 35°50′24″N74°53′51″E / 35.84000°N 74.89750°E / 35.84000; 74.89750 2,277 Malubiting 19584 (3)
Diran 7,26623,839 36°07′19″N74°39′40″E / 36.12194°N 74.66111°E / 36.12194; 74.66111 1,325 Malubiting 196812 (8)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
  2. ↑ Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.


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