Siachen Muztagh

Siachen Muztagh
Chinese :锡亚琴慕士塔格山
Siachen Muztagh Location of the Siachen Muztagh within the greater Karakoram region Show map of Karakoram Siachen Muztagh Siachen Muztagh (Ladakh) Show map of Ladakh Siachen Muztagh Siachen Muztagh (India) Show map of India Siachen Muztagh Siachen Muztagh (Southern Xinjiang) Show map of Southern Xinjiang Siachen Muztagh Siachen Muztagh (China) Show map of China
Highest point
Elevation	7,462 m (24,482 ft)
Coordinates	35°35′N77°11′E / 35.583°N 77.183°E / 35.583; 77.183
Geography
Location	A region controlled by China and claimed by India and a region controlled by India and claimed by Pakistan [a]
Parent range	Eastern Karakoram Range

The Siachen Muztagh is a remote subrange of the eastern Karakoram Range. Close to 60% is in area controlled by China, 40% in area controlled by India. Pakistan claims the Indian-controlled portion as part of the Siachen Conflict. India claims the Chinese-controlled portion. India administers its portion as part of the Union Territory of Ladakh. China administers its portion as part of Xinjiang province.

All available maps and atlases (including a detailed delineation of the Siachen Muztagh's limits on the 1990 Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research "Karakoram Sheet 2" map) define the range as between the Shaksgam River on the north, the Urdok Glacier on the northwest (Urdok in Uyghur meaning duck), the Siachen Glacier on the southwest, the Teram Shehr Glacier and Rimo Glacier, and Indira Col on the south, and the uppermost Yarkand River on the east.

Its highest peak is Teram Kangri I, 7,462 metres (24,482 feet).

Selected peaks of the Siachen Muztagh

The following is a table of the peaks in the Siachen Muztagh which are over 7,200 metres (23,600 ft) in elevation and have over 500 m (1,600 ft) of topographic prominence. (This is a common criterion for peaks of this stature to be independent.)

Mountain / Peak	Elevation		Prominence		Parent	FA	Coordinates
	m	ft	m	ft
Teram Kangri I	7,462	24,482	1,704	5,591	Gasherbrum I	1975	35°34′48″N77°4′42″E / 35.58000°N 77.07833°E / 35.58000; 77.07833
Apsarasas Kangri I	7,245	23,770	625	2,051	Teram Kangri I	1976	35°32′20″N77°8′57″E / 35.53889°N 77.14917°E / 35.53889; 77.14917

References and notes

1. India is in de facto control of this region of Ladakh; the Indian claim is disputed by Pakistan. See e.g. The Future of Kashmir on the BBC website.

External links

• Blankonthemap The Northern Kashmir WebSite