Batura Muztagh

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
PeakBatura Sar
Elevation7,795 m (25,574 ft)
Coordinates36°30′36″N 74°31′37″E / 36.51000°N 74.52694°E / 36.51000; 74.52694
Geography
Batura Muztagh is located in Karakoram
Batura Muztagh
Batura Muztagh
Location of the Batura Muztagh within the greater Karakoram region
Batura Muztagh is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Batura Muztagh
Batura Muztagh
Batura Muztagh (Gilgit Baltistan)
Batura Muztagh is located in Pakistan
Batura Muztagh
Batura Muztagh
Batura Muztagh (Pakistan)
Map
CountryPakistan
RegionGilgit District
Parent rangeKarakoram

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]

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

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Bublimotin and Hunza Peak, southeastern Batura Muztagh
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 / 36.51000; 74.52417 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 / 36.44056; 74.68083 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 / 36.48778; 74.58778 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 / 36.39833; 74.70889 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 / 36.42528; 74.56056 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 / 36.37000; 74.65000 <200 Hunza Peak 1982 2 (5)

Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh

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  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Sometimes called Batura I.
  3. ^ Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
  4. ^ Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
  5. ^ The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
  6. ^ This elevation is approximate.

References

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  1. ^ King, John; St. Vincent, David (1993). Pakistan: A Travel Survival Kit. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 376.
  2. ^ "This place in Pakistan is one of the hardest places to reach on Earth". The Express Tribune. March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
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