Sakar Sar

Sakar Sar
Sakar Sar Location in Gilgit-Baltistan Show map of Pakistan Sakar Sar Sakar Sar (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
Highest point
Elevation	6,272 m (20,577 ft) [1]
Coordinates	36°53′42″N74°14′30″E / 36.89500°N 74.24167°E / 36.89500; 74.24167
Geography
Parent range	Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent	August 13, 1999 by a Japanese team

Sakar Sar is a mountain peak located at 6,272 metres (20,577 ft) above sea level. ^[2] It lies in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and in part in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.

The first successful ascent was completed by a Japanese team in August 1999. ^[3]

Location

Sakar Sar is located 9 km east of the Irshad Pass on the watershed between Wachandarja in the north and Chapursan in the south. ^[4] The dominance reference point is a 6,610-metre high mountain in the Karakoram, located 2.26 km east of the Koz Sar (6,677 m) . Also, a few km away is Dilisang Pass, a historic and disused cross-border trading route connecting Kyrgyz people and Wakhi people settlements. ^[5]

First ascent

On August 13, 1999, a Japanese team consisting of Akira Miyazawa, Makoto Ishikawa, Kanji Kamei, and Teruaki Suzuki and two porters reached the summit. ^{[6] [3]}

References

1. "Sakar Sar" on CEP.com.pk Listed as "Sakar Sar". Retrieved 18 August 2021
2. "Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?". WorldAtlas. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
3. "Hispar Muztagh, Sakar Sar, First Ascent". American Alpine Journal . 42 (74). American Alpine Club: 329. 2000. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
4. "Attractions :: Gilgit Baltistan". visitgilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
5. "2004 Mock & O'Neil Wakhan Expedition Report". www.mockandoneil.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
6. 2000 American Alpine Journal. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN   978-1-933056-47-0.