Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains

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The Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram range. They are located in the Gilgit District of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. They are bordered on the north by Barpu and Chogo Lungma Glaciers; on the east by the Shigar River; on the south by the Gilgit and Indus Rivers, and on the west by the Hunza River.[1]

The two namesake peaks, Rakaposhi (7,788 m/25,551 ft) and Haramosh (7,409 m/24,308 ft), are among the largest in the world in terms of rise above local terrain, due to their positions near very low valleys. Rakaposhi rises dramatically[2] above a bend in the Hunza River, forming the western anchor of the range, while Haramosh stands on the north side of the Indus River, in the south-central portion of the range.[1]

[edit] Selected peaks of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains

Mountain Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Prominence (m) Parent mountain First ascent Ascents (attempts)
Rakaposhi 7,788 25,551 36°08′33″N, 74°29′21″E 2,818 Khunyang Chhish 1958 8 (13)
Malubiting 7,458 24,469 36°00′06″N, 74°52′33″E 2,193 Rakaposhi 1971 2 (6)
Haramosh 7,409 24,308 35°50′24″N, 74°53′51″E 2,277 Malubiting 1958 4 (3)
Diran 7,266 23,839 36°07′19″N, 74°39′40″E 1,325 Malubiting 1968 12 (8)

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference

  1. ^ a b Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
  2. ^ Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.
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