Rakhiot Peak is a peak in the
Himalayas
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range of the
Gilgit-Baltistan
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,
Pakistan
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. It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the
Nanga Parbat massif.
Location
It lies just south of the
Indus River
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in the
Diamer District. Not far to the north is the western end 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.
Layout of the mountain
''From the article:
Nanga Parbat''
The core of Nanga Parbat is a long ridge trending southwest–northeast. The southwestern portion of this main ridge is known as the
Mazeno Ridge, and has a number of subsidiary peaks. In the other direction from the summit, the main ridge starts as the East Ridge before turning more northeast at Rakhiot Peak (7,070 m), about 4 km northeast of the Nanga Parbat summit. The Silver Saddle (Silbersackel) is about halfway in-between Rakhiot Peak and Nanga Parbat summit. The south/southeast side of the mountain is dominated by the
Rupal Face
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 ...
, often referred to as the highest mountain face in the world: it rises an incredible above its base. The north/northwest side of the mountain, leading to the Indus, is more complex. It is split into the Diamir (west) face and the Rakhiot (north) face by a long ridge. There are a number of subsidiary summits, including the North Peak (7,816 m) some 3 km north of the main summit.
See also
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Nanga Parbat
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Eight-thousander
The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) recognises eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than in height above sea level, and are considered to be sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no ...
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List of highest mountains on Earth
References
External links
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Nanga Parbat on summitpost.orgBBC Story on Rescue of Tomaz Humarshowing Nanga Parbat as the World #1
Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth
Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan
Seven-thousanders of the Himalayas
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