List of mountains in Pakistan
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Considerations
The list is an incomplete list of mountains in Pakistan. There are many named and unnamed peaks in Pakistan that are currently not included in this list. The list also includes many peaks that are not usually classed as independent mountains, but instead are considered sub-peaks of other mountains, due to having low
The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see
It is very unlikely that all the heights given are correct to the nearest meter; indeed, problems of definition of sea level can arise when a mountain is remote from the sea. Different sources often differ by many meters, and many mountains in the Karakorum differ by over 100 metres on different maps. These discrepancies serve to emphasise the uncertainties in the listed heights.
Geographical distribution
Most of the highest mountains in Pakistan are located in the
The locations of the highest mountains are shown on the composite satellite image of
Most of the high peaks in Pakistan lie specifically in
The peak marked as number 9 is
8000+ meters
World Rank | Rank (Pakistan) | Name | Height (m) | Location |
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2 | 1 | Godwin Austen-K2 | 8611 | Karakoram |
9 | 2 | Nanga Parbat | 8126 | Himalaya
|
11 | 3 | Gasherbrum I (K5) | 8080 | Karakoram |
12 | 4 | Broad Peak | 8051 | Karakoram |
13 | 5 | Gasherbrum II (K4) | 8035 | Karakoram |
7000 to 8000 meters
6000 to 7000 meters
5000 to 6000 meters
4000 to 5000 meters
Name | Height (m) | Location | |
---|---|---|---|
Gunshar | 4950 | Indus Kohistan | |
Chattewala | 4917 | Himalaya |
|
Bulan | 4913 | Karakoram | Nanga Parbat |
Kurkun | 4890 | Hindu Kush | |
Churko Peak | 4800 | Himalaya
|
Siren Valley, Mansehra |
Mount Sikaram | 4761 | Safed Koh, Hindu Kush |
Parachinar
|
Haraj | 4730 | Karakoram | Upper Nagar |
Marpo Chungi | 4695 | Karakoram | Shigar Valley |
Naltar Peak | 4678 | Naltar Valley | |
Thalle La | 4572 | Shyok Valleys
| |
Patundas | 4570 | Batura Glacier | |
Busper Peak | 4564 | Braldu River Valley | |
Hachindar | 4544 | Hunza Valley | |
Jabardar | 4511 | Himalaya |
Fairy Meadows, Jalipur |
Musa ka Musalla |
4500 | Himalaya |
Kaghan Valley/Siran Valley |
Dianyor Peak | 4358 | Karakoram | Dianyor Village, Gilgit |
Badshish | 4237 | Karakoram | |
Dinewar | 4100 | ||
Tingrel | 4085 | ||
Chhugam | 4064 | Himalaya |
3000 to 4000 meters
Name | Height (m) | Location | |
---|---|---|---|
Highest peak Dwasari | 3700+ m | Spin Ghar |
Buner District |
Highest peak Elum | 3600+ m) | ||
Pir Ghar Highest peak, Waziristan mountains | 3,596m | Spin Ghar |
South Waziristan
|
Loe Nekan | 3,578 m | Sulaiman Mountains | Zarghoon Ghar, Quetta
|
Makra Peak | 3,885 m | Himalayas | Kaghan |
Ganga Choti | 3,044 m | Pir Panjal |
Bagh |
Pir Kanthi |
3,321 m | Bagh | |
Highest peak, Loai Saar | 3,472 m | Sulaiman Mountains | Koh-i-Takatu, Quetta |
Highest peak, Lwarrh Saar | 3,194 m | Koh-i-Chiltan, Quetta | |
Highest peak, Salore Ghasha |
3,184 m | Koh-i-Murdaar, Quetta
| |
Takht-i-Sulaiman |
3,487 m | East of Quetta | |
Sadozaitop | 3,449 m | Toba Kakar Range |
See also
- List of Pakistani administrative divisions by highest elevation
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- List of highest mountains on Earth
- List of mountain ranges of Pakistan
- List of mountain ranges of the world
- Lists of mountains by region
Notes
- ^ Stated in the Pakistan Trekking Guide, by Isobel and Ben Shaw (along with the list of highest peaks of Pakistan in Appendices).
- List of highest mountains. Many peaks and mountains with less than sufficient prominence are included but not numbered in the list (see #Considerations.
- ^ The elevation of Hachindar Chhish given here is disputed by both Austrian and Russian topographic mapping, which give it 6870 m and 6765 m respectively.
References
- ^ "Millions at risk as melting Pakistan glaciers raise flood fears". Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
Sources
- "High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7,000 Metre Peaks" by Jill Neate (Mountaineers Books 1990)
- Soviet military 1:100,000 topographic maps (most from 1980–1981)
- The "High Mountain Info" section of the "High Mountain Sports Magazine" (1990–2005) (now Climb Magazine)
External links
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- Peakware.com
- Summitpost.org
- Blankonthemap
- Digital elevation data, including much of High Asia
- Discussion of frequently misquoted elevations
- Prominence lists (including all Asian mountains with >1,450m prominence)
- Hispar Area
- "Johnmap2001" - KKH maps
- Google Earth / Keyhole BBS Post (all peaks above 7000 m)
- LAS Maps - (LUMS Adventure Society)
- Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth
- About mountains in Pakistan
- About Top 10 mountains in Pakistan