The Batura Muztagh (Urdu: بتورا موز تاغ) 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]
| Batura Muztagh بتورا موز تاغ | |
|---|---|
| Chinese: 巴托拉慕士塔格山 | |
 Aerial view of part of the Batura Muztagh from the southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Batura Sar |
| Elevation | 7,795 m (25,574 ft) |
| Coordinates | 36°30′36″N 74°31′37″E / 36.51000°N 74.52694°E |
| Geography | |
  Batura Muztagh Location of the Batura Muztagh within the greater Karakoram region  Batura Muztagh Batura Muztagh (Gilgit Baltistan)  Batura Muztagh Batura Muztagh (Pakistan) | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Region | Gilgit District |
| Parent range | Karakoram |
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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 remains the second highest unclimbed peak in the world.[2]
Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh edit
| Mountain | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Coordinates | Prominence (m) | Parent mountain | First ascent | Ascents (attempts) [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batura Sar [2] | 7,795 | 25,574 | 36°30′36″N 74°31′27″E / 36.51000°N 74.52417°E | 3,118 | Distaghil Sar | 1976 | 4 (6) |
| Shispare | 7,611 | 24,970 | 36°26′26″N 74°40′51″E / 36.44056°N 74.68083°E | 1,240 | Batura Sar | 1974 | 3 (1) |
| Pasu Sar | 7,476 | 24,528 | 36°29′16″N 74°35′16″E / 36.48778°N 74.58778°E | 645 | Batura Sar | 1994 | 1 (0) |
| Ultar Sar [3] | 7,388 | 24,239 | 36°23′54″N 74°42′32″E / 36.39833°N 74.70889°E | 700 | Shispare | 1996 | 2 (5) |
| Sangemarmar Sar [4] | 7,000 [5] | 22,966 | 36°25′31″N 74°33′38″E / 36.42528°N 74.56056°E | 1,100 | Pasu Sar | 1984 | 1 (3) |
| Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak) | 6,000 [6] | 19,685 | 36°22′12″N 74°39′00″E / 36.37000°N 74.65000°E | <200 | Hunza Peak | 1982 | 2 (5) |
Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh edit
- High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks by Jill Neate, ISBN 0-89886-238-8
- 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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sometimes called Batura I.
- ^ Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
- ^ Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
- ^ The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
- ^ This elevation is approximate.
References edit
- ^ King, John; St. Vincent, David (1993). Pakistan: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 376.
- ^ "This place in Pakistan is one of the hardest places to reach on Earth". The Express Tribune. March 16, 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batura Muztagh.
- 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)