Passu Sar

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Passu Sar
Elevation 7,478 metres (24,534 ft)[1]
Location Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Range Karakoram, Batura Muztagh
Prominence 647 m (2,123 ft)[1]
Coordinates 36°29′16″N, 74°35′16″E
First ascent August 7, 1994 by Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, Volker Wurnig[2]

Passu Sar (or Pasu Sar, Pasu I) is a mountain peak in the Batura Muztagh, a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range, located in the Gilgit District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan, west of the Hunza Valley. It is the high point of the Passu massif, which also includes Passu Diar (or "Passu East", "Pasu II"). The peak lies on the main ridge of the Batura Muztagh, about 7 km (4 mi) east of Batura Sar.

Passu Sar was first climbed on August 7, 1994 by Max Wallner, Dirk Naumann, Ralf Lehmann, and Volker Wurnig.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Jerzy Wala, Batura Muztagh, orographical sketch map, Gdansk, 1988.
  2. ^ a b American Alpine Journal, 1995, p. 296.
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