Batura Muztagh

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Aerial view of part of the Batura Muztagh from the southeast

Batura Muztagh is a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. It is located in the Gilgit District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, west of the Hunza Valley. It is the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram; it runs from Chalt village, in Bar valley, on the east, to Kampir Dior in the Kurumbar valley, which separates the Pamir and Hindu Kush ranges from the Karakoram. The highest peak in the range is Batura Sar 7,795 m (25,574 ft).

[edit] Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent	Ascents (attempts) ^[1]
Batura Sar ^[2]	7,795	25,574	36°30′36″N, 74°31′27″E	3,118	Distaghil Sar	1976	4 (6)
Shispare	7,611	24,970	36°26′26″N, 74°40′51″E	1,240	Batura Sar	1974	3 (1)
Pasu Sar	7,476	24,528	36°29′16″N, 74°35′16″E	645	Batura Sar	1994	1(0)
Ultar Sar ^[3]	7,388	24,239	36°23′54″N, 74°42′32″E	700	Shispare	1996	2 (5)
Sangemarmar Sar ^[4]	7,000 ^[5]	22,966	36°25′31″N, 74°33′38″E	1,100	Pasu Sar	1984	1 (3)
Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak)	6,000 ^[6]	19,685 ft	36°22′12, N°74′39	<200	Hunza Peak	1982	2 (5)

[edit] Notes

^ This data is from the Himalayan Index and is not always correct. In particular it is not clear if Batura Sar has really had four ascents or only three.
^ Sometimes called Batura I.
^ Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
^ Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
^ The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
^ This elevation is approximate.

[edit] Books/pamphlets/maps about Batura Muztagh

High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks by Jill Neate, ISBN 0-89886-238-8
Batura Mustagh (sketch map and pamphlet) by Jerzy Wala, 1988.
Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram by Jerzy Wala, 1990. Published by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.