Baltoro Kangri ( ur, بلتورو کنگری; also known as the Golden Throne) is a mountain of the Karakoram mountain range in Gilgit-Baltistan,

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. Baltoro Kangri is the 82nd highest mountain in the world with an elevation of . It lies to the south of the

Gasherbrum Gasherbrum ( ur, ) is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border region of Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The ...

s and east of Chogolisa Peak (7,665 m). The huge

Baltoro Glacier __NOTOC__ The Baltoro Glacier ( zh, 巴爾托洛冰川, ), at in length, is one of the longest glaciers outside the polar regions.The Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan is 77 km long, the Siachen Glacier which lies sou ...

(which is one of the largest glaciers outside polar regions) rises from the foot of Baltoro Kangri. In the north of Baltoro Kangri is the

Abruzzi Glacier The Abruzzi Glacier () is a glacier north of the Baltoro Kangri peak in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The glacier joins the Baltoro Glacier (one of the largest glaciers outside the polar region) that flows northwest in the beginning and then turns w ...

. In 1963, a Japanese expedition made the first ascent of Baltoro Kangri. The expedition consisted of nine members from the

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Ski Alpine Club, which was led by Seihei Kato.

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Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram {{Pakistan-geo-stub

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