__NOTOC__ The Rimo Muztagh is one of the most remote subranges of the Karakoram

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. The southern part of Rimo Muztagh is in the

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu ...

portion of far northwestern

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, also claimed by

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. The northern half, including the Rimo massif, is in the

Siachen 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 A glac ...

area (territory controlled by India). It is far from major towns, and close to the militarily sensitive Siachen Glacier, so it has seen little exploration or climbing activity compared to, for example, the nearby

Baltoro Muztagh Baltoro may refer to: *Baltoro Glacier, a glacier in the Karakoram mountain range northern Pakistan. ''Baltoro'' as single expression without adjunct usually refers to this glacier. * Baltoro Muztagh, a mountain range in the Karakoram mountain rang ...

. The highest peak is Mamostong Kangri, 7,516 metres (24,659 feet). The Rimo Muztagh is bordered on the north by the

Rimo Glacier __NOTOC__ The Rimo Muztagh is one of the most remote subranges of the Karakoram range. The southern part of Rimo Muztagh is in the Ladakh portion of far northwestern India, also claimed by Pakistan. The northern half, including the Rimo massi ...

, which drains to the east into the upper

Shyok River The Shyok River is a tributary of the Indus River that flows through northern Ladakh and enters Gilgit–Baltistan, spanning some . The Shyok River originates at the Rimo Glacier, one of the tongues of Siachen Glacier. Its alignment is very ...

, and by the Teram Shehr Glacier, a tributary 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 ...

. To the northeast lie the Northeast Rimo Mountains and the

Karakoram Pass The Karakoram Pass () is a mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' ...

, a pass on one of the historically important

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s into

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. To the north lies the eastern end of the

Siachen Muztagh __NOTOC__ The Siachen Muztagh is a remote subrange of the eastern Karakoram Range. Close to 60% is in area controlled by China, 40% in area controlled by India. Pakistan claims the Indian-controlled portion as part of the Siachen Conflict. ...

. On the east side of the range, the upper Shyok River divides it from the

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, part of the

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. On the southeast, the pass known as the

Sasser Pass Saser Pass, Saser La, or Sasser Pass (el. ) is a high mountain pass in Ladakh and India on the ancient summer caravan route from Leh in Ladakh to Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. It leads from the head of the Nubra Valley into the upper Shyok valley ...

(Saser La) separates the Rimo Muztagh from the Saser Muztagh. The western border of the range is formed by the lower Siachen Glacier and its outflow, the

Nubra River The Nubra River is a river in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in India. It is a tributary of the Shyok River (a part of the Indus River system) and originates from the Siachen Glacier, the second-longest non-polar glacier in the world. In earlier Ti ...

. Across this boundary lie 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 s ...

and the Kailas Mountains.

Selected peaks of the Rimo Muztagh

The following is a table of the peaks in the Rimo Muztagh which are over 7,200 meters (23,622 feet) in elevation and have over 500 meters (1,524 feet) of

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. (This is a common criterion for peaks of this stature to be independent.)

Other peaks

Other notable peaks include the following: * Chong Kumdang Ri I, 7,071 m * Padmanabh / Terong Tower, 7,030 m * Skyampoche Ri I / Aq Tash I, 7,016 m * Chong Kumdang Ri II, 7,004 m

External links

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The Northern Kashmir WebSite

Sources

* Jerzy Wala, ''Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram'', Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990. * Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, ''Himalaya Alpine-Style'', Hodder and Stoughton, 1995. Mountain ranges of India Landforms of Jammu and Kashmir Mountain ranges of the Karakoram {{India-geo-stub

Selected peaks of the Rimo Muztagh

Other peaks

External links

See also

Sources