Mountians
of Pakistan THERE
ARE 167 IMAGES OF MOUNTAINS OF PAKISTAN UPDATED
28th June 2001 at 20:12pst
Broad Peak 6 images
of unpopular Broad Peak. Lying close to great K2 and Gasherbrum it is often
ignored by mountaineers. Don't forget that it is 8047 meters high above
sea level, and 4th highest mountain in Pakistan and also in the region.
It is called Broad because it's summit is very broad.
Bublimating 3 images
of 6000 meters high cliff of Bublimating which is always attractive towards
every tourist in Hunza, but not so attractive towards mountaineers because
no mountaineer is being succesfull on this cliff which looks like Lady
Finger in the shadow of Hunza and Ultar Peaks.
Cathedral
Peaks, Baltoro Glacier 2 images
of Cathedral peaks, it is series of very high cliffs above Baltoro glacier,
and offcourse Trango, Nameless towers are included in this series.
Diran Peak 9 images
of Diran Peak in Nagar, 7257 meters high Diran Peak can be seen from Thalichi
on KKH, Gilgit, Nagar, Bagrot and also Hunza Valley.
Gasherbrum Group This
include 28 images of Gasherbrum series which comprises Gasherbrum I, II,
III and IV. Gasherbrum I is the highest, 8068 meters high it is 3rd highest
Peak in Pakistan, and 2nd highest in Karakoram range after K2. It is also
called Hidden Peak because it was hidden for most of the mountaineers for
quite a some time. Gasherbrum II is also 8K, rising 8035 meters above sea
level. Gasherbrum III is just 48 meters short of magical number of 8000,
while Gasherbrum IV is 75 meters short. These peaks provides spectacular
views in Concordia and surroundings.
K2 17 images
of 2nd highest Peak in the world, K2, Chogori is its original name. It
rises 8611 meters above sea level and shadows great Baltoro glacier and
Concordia.
Masherbrum 12 images
of yet another mystarious mountain, Masherbrum. It looks very much the
same as Metarhorn in Alps, however it is mucch much higher than Metarhorn,
actually 7821 meters high, and offers spectacular scens from Hushe and
on way to Concordia. Also it looks different from different angle.
Muztagh Tower 5 images
of historic Muztagh Tower, 7273 meters high it provided route to the outsiders
to come to Baltistan.
Nanga Parbat 17 images
of the Killer mountain,Nanga Parbat, originally called Diamir have killed
more mountaineers than any other 8K peak. Not many mountaineers come towards
Nanga Parbat. Nanga Parbat is very important area because rising 8126 meters
high it marks the western end of great Himalayan Range.
Rakaposhi 9 images
of 7788 meters high Rakaposhi in Nagar. It is the largest natural sheered
wall in the world, and provides spectacular views to Hunza and also on
Karakoram highway.
Salt Range 5 images
of Salt Range in Punjab, Salt range provides spectacular views although
its highest Peak is just 1522 meters above sea level, more than that, it
has largest Salt mine in the world at Khewra, and it is rich in other important
mineral deposits.
Spantik 5 images
of 7027 meters high Spantik Peak in Nagar valley.
Tirich Mir 3 images
of the highest Peak in Hindukush range, 7706 meters high it is located
just north of Chitral Valley and not very popular amonst mountaineers.
Trango Towers 12 images
of great Trango Tower 6763 meters high, lying on southern bank of Baltoro
glacier it is very difficult to climb.
Others 34 images
of other great mountains of Karakoram and Himalayas all around Northern
Areas. This include Rush Peak, Laila Peak, Nameless and Ulibiaho towers,
Tupopdan range in Passu, Ultar Peak and Shishper Peak and plenty of other
mountains along KKH and valleys like Hunza, Gilgit, Naltar and Skardu.
