Dansam (also known as K13) is a mountain peak in the west of the
Saltoro Mountains, part of
Karakorum Range.
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 region to the south-west of the
Siachen Glacier. The mountain forms the highest peak of a ridge that runs between the river valleys of
Kondus
Kondos Valley is a village of Ghanche, Pakistan. It shares boundaries with China on the northern side and India on the eastern side. It is 150 km from Skardu and 50 km from Khaplu with its population of approximately 5,500 people.
It i ...
in the northwest and Dansam river in the south and east. The peak is located almost 24 km south-southwest of the
Saltoro Kangri , the highest point of the Saltoro Mountains, and 21 km west of the
Chumik Kangri , 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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