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Khunyang Chhish or Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan. Alternate variations of the name include Kunyang Kish and Khiangyang Kish, among others. Its height is also sometimes given as 7823m. It is ranked 21st in the world and 10th in Pakistan. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ...
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K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ...
The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ...
Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Great Karakoram mountain range. ...
Located in the mountainous regions of Gilgit, Ladakh & Baltistan, Gilgit and Baltistan are in Pakistan, the Karakoram is one of the great Himalayan mountain ranges, with many of the highest and most daunting peaks of the world. ...
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In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
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Hispar Muztagh is a sub-range of the Great Karakoram mountain range. ...
Located in the mountainous regions of Gilgit, Ladakh & Baltistan, Gilgit and Baltistan are in Pakistan, the Karakoram is one of the great Himalayan mountain ranges, with many of the highest and most daunting peaks of the world. ...
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K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ...
Location Khunyang Chhish lies in the heart of the Hispar Muztagh, north of the Hispar Glacier, one of the major glaciers of the Karakoram, and east of the Hunza River valley. It rises on the southwest side of the Khunyang Glacier while Distaghil Sar (the highest peak of the Hispar Muztagh) dominates the glacier on its northern end. Aletsch glacier, Switzerland A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ...
This page is about the town of Hunza in northern areas of Pakistan. ...
Distaghil Sar is a mountain in the Hispar Muztagh range in the Karakoram region of Northern Areas of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan. ...
Notable Features Khunyang Chhish is the 21st highest independent mountain in the world. It is also notable for its rise above local terrain: for example, it rises almost 4000m above its southern base camp on the Khunyang Glacier, and it rises 5500m above the Hunza valley in about 33km. It is a steep, pointed, and complex peak; it easily rivals the slightly higher Distaghil Sar, which has a more rounded profile. Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain The following is a list of the worlds 100 highest mountains, all of which are located in Asia. ...
Distaghil Sar is a mountain in the Hispar Muztagh range in the Karakoram region of Northern Areas of Pakistan or Gilgit-Baltistan. ...
Climbing History The first climbing attempt on Khunyang Chhish was made in 1962 but the climb was aborted after an avalanche killed two climbers. The next attempt was in 1965 but another climber died after the collapse of a narrow ridge at 7,200 m (23,600 ft).
The first ascent was accomplished by a Polish team led by Andrzej Zawada in 1971. They climbed a long route up the South Ridge of the peak from the Pumari Chhish Glacier. However, one of their members was killed in a crevasse accident.
The second, and only other recorded ascent, climbed the Northwest Spur to the North Ridge. Two British climbers, Mark Lowe and Keith Milne, completed this route on July 11 1988. The route had first been attempted in 1980, and had been attempted again in 1981, 1982, and 1987.
The Himalayan Index lists three recent attempts on this peak, in 2000 and 2003.
See Also K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ...
The Northern Areas or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ...
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