Spantik

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Spantik / Golden Peak

Spantik / Golden Peak
Elevation 7,027 metres (23,053 feet)
Location Northern Areas, Pakistan
Range Spantik-Sosbun Mountains
Coordinates 36°3′26.35″N, 74°57′28.74″E [1]

Spantik or Golden Peak is a mountain in Spantik-Sosbun Mountains subrange of Karakoram. Its northwest face features an exceptionally hard climbing route known as the "Golden Pillar".[1] It lies east of Diran and northeast of Malubiting.[2]

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  1. ^ Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, ISBN 0-340-64931-3.
  2. ^ Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.

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