| Hispar Pass ཧིསྤར་ལ། | |
|---|---|
 Biafo Glacier and Hispar Glacier meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions | |
| Elevation | 5,128 m (16,824 ft) |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Range | Karakorum Range |
| Coordinates | 36°01′08″N 75°32′46″E / 36.019°N 75.546°E |
Hispar Pass or Hispar La (Urdu: درہ ہسپر; ) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Pakistan.[1][2]
At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.
- ^ "Ice and isolation in the Karakoram". Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.
- ^ Conway, W. M. (1893). "The Crossing of the Hispar Pass". The Geographical Journal. 1 (2): 131–138. doi:10.2307/1773755. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1773755. Retrieved 6 August 2024.