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Diran ( ur, دیرن) is a
mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...
in the Karakoram range in
Nagar Valley Nagar (Nagar) is a former princely state and one of the ten districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The valley is along the Karakoram Highway on the way north from the city of Gilgit. The valley is home to many high mountain peaks including Ra ...
and
Bagrot Valley Bagrote Valley ( ur, وادی بگروٹ) is a valley in the Karakoram Mountain range in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. River Bagrote flows through the valley from the north towards the southwest of the valley, supplies water ...
Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. This pyramid shaped mountain lies to the east of
Rakaposhi Rakaposhi ( ur, ) is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range of the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. Geography Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan, about north of the ...
(7,788m). Diran is the most dangerous mountain in
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
as its snow is the cause of many events resulting in hundreds of deaths. Diran was first climbed in 1968 by three
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
ns: Rainer Goeschl, Rudolph Pischinger and Hanns Schell. Earlier attempts by a
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expedition in 1959 and an Austrian expedition in 1964 were unsuccessful.


See also

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List of mountains in Pakistan Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres and 4555 above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m. Five of the 14 highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in ...
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List of mountains by elevation A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...


Gallery

File:Diran .jpg, File:Diran peak towards bagrote valley.jpg File:Diran peak barcha glacier bagrote medow gilgit .jpg File:P8050918 filled.jpg, Reflection of Diran (left, 7,266m) and
Rakaposhi Rakaposhi ( ur, ) is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range of the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. Geography Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan, about north of the ...
(right, 7,788m, peak not visible) from Tagafari base camp File:Diran peak snow caped view of diran peak bagrote valley gilgit .jpg, snow caped diran peak bagrote valley gilgit File:Diran peak bagrote valley gilgit .jpg, night view of diran peak bagrote valley gilgit


References


External links


EverestNews.com Diran page
*http://pk.geoview.info/diran_peak_towering_above_bagrot_valley,21296863p {{Authority control Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan