Bojohagur or Bojohaghur Duanasir ( ur, ) is a summit in the
Batura Muztagh
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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 ...
, a subrange of the
Karakoram
The Karakoram is a mountain range in Kashmir region spanning the borders of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwest extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range falls under the ...
range
Range may refer to:
Geography
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in
Pakistan
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. It is the west summit of a short ridge whose high point is
Ultar Sar
Ultar Sar () (also Ultar, Ultar II, Bojohagur Duanasir II) is the
southeasternmost major peak of the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies about northeast of the Karimabad, a town on the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valle ...
, also known as Bojohaghur Duanasir II (despite being higher). It was first climbed in 1984 by E. Kisa, M. Nagoshi, and R. Okamoto, members of a
Japan
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ese expedition led by Tsumeo Omae, which ascended from the Hasanabad Glacier via the Southwest Ridge
Location
It lies about northeast of the
Karimabad, a town on the
Karakoram Highway
The Karakoram Highway ( ur, , translit=śāhirāh qarāquram; known by its initials KKH, also known as N-35 or National Highway 35 ( ur, ) or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway) is a national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in ...
in the
Hunza Valley
The Hunza Valley ( bsk, , Wakhi: '; ur, ) is a mountainous valley in the northern part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, formed by the Hunza River, bordering Ishkoman to the northwest, Shigar to the southeast, Afghanistan's Wa ...
, part of the
Hunza District
The Hunza District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani province of Gilgit-Baltistan. It was established in 2015 by the division of the Hunza–Nagar District in accordance with a government decision to establish more administrati ...
of
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory, and constituting the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
.
Nearby summits and glaciers
To the northwest of the Bojohaghur/Ultar massif is the huge pyramid of
Shispare
Shispare ( ur, ) is one of the high mountain peaks of the Batura Muztagh, the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
Alternate forms of the name of this peak include Shispare Sar and Shisparé ...
(7,611 m/24,970 ft). Along the southwest ridge of the massif are
Hunza Peak
Hunza Peak () lies in the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan, along with the Ladyfinger Peak (Bublimating). It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar massif, the most southeasterly of the major groups of the Batura Muzt ...
and the striking rock spire of
Bublimotin
The Bublimotin, Bubli Motin, Bublimating or Ladyfinger Peak ( ur, لیڈی فنگر), is a distinctive rock spire in the Batura Muztagh, the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range in Pakistan. It lies on the southwest ridge of the Ultar Sar ...
(Ladyfinger Peak).
The glaciers draining the slopes of the massif are (clockwise from north): the Ghulkin Glacier, the Gulmit Glacier, the Ahmad Abad Glacier, the Ultar Glacier, and the Hasanabad Glacier. (Many of these have other names as well.)
See also
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Highest Mountains of the World
Notes
# These are the coordinates of the
Ultar
Ultar Sar () (also Ultar, Ultar II, Bojohagur Duanasir II) is the
southeasternmost major peak of the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies about northeast of the Karimabad, a town on the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Vall ...
peak.
References
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Ultar Sar
Ultar Sar () (also Ultar, Ultar II, Bojohagur Duanasir II) is the
southeasternmost major peak of the Batura Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It lies about northeast of the Karimabad, a town on the Karakoram Highway in the Hunza Valle ...
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Hiroshima Alpine Club expedition
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Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan
Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram