Laila Peak is a major prominence at the southwestern terminus of the
Rupal Valley
The Rupal Valley () is a valley located in the Astore District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is on the southern side of Nanga Parbat, and is accessed via the Astore Valley, which leaves the Karakoram Highway at Juglot, some south of Gilgit.
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in Pakistan. The peak soars above sea level and some above the Rupal Valley floor. To its north lies the
Rupal Glacier
Rupal Glacier or Tashain Glacier is a glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas. It starts north of an unnamed peak () and flows northeastward, north of Laila Peak (Rupal Valley) and south of Nanga Parbat's many peaks. The meltwater fro ...
and to its east lies
Rupal Peak
Rupal Peak ( ur, روپل) is a mountain in Pakistan's western Himalayas. The peak is located just south of Nanga Parbat on the Rupal Valley and is sometimes climbed by mountaineers as they acclimatize for higher local peaks. Despite its unique b ...
. To the north of the
Rupal Glacier
Rupal Glacier or Tashain Glacier is a glacier in the Great Himalaya subrange of Himalayas. It starts north of an unnamed peak () and flows northeastward, north of Laila Peak (Rupal Valley) and south of Nanga Parbat's many peaks. The meltwater fro ...
stands the
Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat ( ur, ) (; ), known locally as Diamer () which means “king of the mountains”, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, its summit at above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in ...
massif, one of largest in the world. Nanga Parbat itself soars above sea level. About its flanks stand numerous notable peaks including
Rakhiot Peak
Rakhiot Peak is a peak in the Himalayas range of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the Nanga Parbat massif.
Location
It lies just south of the Indus River in the Diamer District. Not far to the north is t ...
,
Chongra Peak,
Shaigiri
Shaigiri ()is a mountain in Pakistan's western Himalayas. The peak rises precipitously from the south end of the Rupal Valley, soaring above sea level and some above the valley floor. To its east stands Rupal Peak, to its west, the iceflows of ...
and Mazeno Peak.
See also
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Highest Mountains of the World
Sources
#Coordinates located using maps in ''Pakistan Trekking Guide'', by Isobel and Ben Shaw, printed 1993.
External links
German expedition to Laila Peak, Rupal Valley
Five-thousanders of the Himalayas
Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan
Astore District
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