Dansam (also known as K13) is a mountain peak in the west of the
Saltoro Mountains
The Saltoro Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram Range. They are located in the southeast Karakoram on the southwest side of the Siachen Glacier, one of the two longest glaciers outside the polar regions. The name given to this range is sha ...
, part of
Karakorum Range
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 th ...
.
Location
Dansam is located in the disputed border region between the Pakistani territory 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 ...
(the former Northern Territories) and the
Indian Kashmir
Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range. Today, the term encompas ...
region to the south-west of the
Siachen Glacier
The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Kar ...
. The mountain forms the highest peak of a ridge that runs between the river valleys of
Kondus in the northwest and Dansam river in the south and east. The peak is located almost 24 km south-southwest of the
Saltoro Kangri
Saltoro Kangri, formerly known as Peak 36, is the highest peak of the Saltoro Mountains subrange of Karakoram range, also known as the Saltoro Range, which is a part of the Karakoram. Saltoro Kangri is a name generally used for the twin peaks, Sa ...
, the highest point of the Saltoro Mountains, and 21 km west of the
Chumik Kangri
Chumik Kangri (also known as Chumik Point 22158) is a mountain peak located at above sea level in the west of the Chumik Glacier.
Location
Chumik Kangri is a key peak overlooking the Chumik Glacier and Gyong La Pass, part of Pakistan's Gi ...
, which is the dominance reference point. The prominence is .
Climbing history
No ascents of Dansam Peak are documented.
External links
Karte himalaya-info.org
References
Mountains of the Karakoram
Wikipedia requested photographs by location
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