Batura Muztagh
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The Batura Muztagh (Template:Langx) mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. They are located in Passu (Gojal Valley) in the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan.[1]
They are the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram, running from Chalt village in Bar Valley in the east to Kampir Dior in the Kurumbar Valley in the west, and they separate the Hindu Raj range from the Karakoram range. The Muchu Chhish peak located in this sub-range remained for many years the second highest unclimbed peak in the world, until its successful summit in 2024.[2][3]
Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh
| Mountain | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Coordinates | Prominence (m) | Parent mountain | First ascent | Ascents (attempts) [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batura Sar [2] | 7,795 | 25,574 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 3,118 | Distaghil Sar | 1976 | 4 (6) |
| Shispare | 7,611 | 24,970 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 1,240 | Batura Sar | 1974 | 3 (1) |
| Pasu Sar | 7,476 | 24,528 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 645 | Batura Sar | 1994 | 1 (0) |
| Ultar Sar [3] | 7,388 | 24,239 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 700 | Shispare | 1996 | 2 (5) |
| Sangemarmar Sar [4] | 7,000 [5] | 22,966 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | 1,100 | Pasu Sar | 1984 | 1 (3) |
| Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) | 6,000 [6] | 19,685 | Script error: No such module "Coordinates". | <200 | Hunza Peak | 1982 | 2 (5) |
Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh
- High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks by Jill Neate, Template:ISBN
- Batura Mustagh (sketch map and pamphlet) by Jerzy Wala, 1988.
- Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram by Jerzy Wala, 1990. Published by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.
See also
Notes
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ This data is from the Himalayan Index and is not always correct. In particular it is not clear if Batura Sar has really had four ascents or only three.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Sometimes called Batura I.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
- <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^ This elevation is approximate.
References
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External links
- Himalayan Index
- A clickable map of the Batura Muztagh
- DEM files for the Himalaya (Corrected versions of SRTM data; look for the "Batura Sar" tile)