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Batura Muztagh
__NOTOC__ The Batura Muztagh () mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. They are located in between central hunza and upper hunza(Gojal valley) in the Hunza district of the Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan. 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. Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh *''High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks'' by Jill Neate, *''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 * List of Highest Mountains of the World * List of mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batura Sar
__NOTOC__ Batura Sar ( ur, بتورا سر), also referred to as Batura I, is the 25th-highest mountain on Earth and the 10th-highest in Pakistan. It is the highest peak of the Batura Muztagh, which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range. It forms the apex of the Batura Wall, a continuously high part of the backbone of the Batura Muztagh. Alternate forms of the name of this peak are Batura, Batura I, and Batura I East. Location Batura Sar and the Batura Wall lie near the middle of the Batura Muztagh between Bar valley Nagar and Gojal Hunza, which is the only part of the Karakoram which is west of the Hunza-Nagar River. The river curves around the southwest, west, and northwest sides of the Batura Muztagh. Batura wall bisects Gojal hunza and Bar Valley Nagar. In turn, the Upper Hunza ( Gojal Valley) lies in the Hunza District of the Gilgit-Baltistan. Notable features In addition to being one of the highest mountains in the world, Batura Sar is also the second mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
