Heramosh Peak ہراموش چوٹی | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,409 m (24,308 ft)[1][2] Ranked 67th |
Prominence | 2,277 m (7,470 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 35°50′24″N 74°53′51″E / 35.84000°N 74.89750°E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1958 by an Austrian team |
Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
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Simplified Chinese | 哈拉莫什峰 | ||
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Haramosh Peak (Urdu: ہراموش چوٹی), also known as Haramosh or Peak 58, is a Karakoram range mountain located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The total population of the Haramosh Valley is at least 8000.[citation needed] The 7,409-meter Haramosh Peak is situated roughly 65 kilometers (40 miles) to the east of Gilgit, within the south-central part of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains, which is a subrange of the Karakoram range. This mountain rises steeply above the north bank of the Indus River, just upstream from its confluence with the Gilgit River.
The Haramosh massif consists of two main summits: Haramosh Peak and Haramosh Kutwal Laila Peak.[citation needed] The Haramosh Peak was first successfully climbed in 1958 by an Austrian team comprising Heini Roiss, Stephan Pauer, and Dr. Franz Mandl.[3]