Independence Peak

Independence Peak
Revolution Peak
Independence Peak is located in Tajikistan
Independence Peak
Independence Peak
Location in Tajikistan
Highest point
Elevation6,940 m (22,770 ft)[1]
Prominence2,402 m (7,881 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates38°30′36″N 72°21′15″E / 38.51000°N 72.35417°E / 38.51000; 72.35417[1]
Geography
LocationGBAO, Tajikistan
Parent rangePamir Mountains
Climbing
First ascent1954, by A. Ugarov et al.
Easiest routeglacier/snow climb

Independence Peak or Qullai Istiqlol (Russian: Пик Независимости; Tajik: Қуллаи Истиқлол), at 6,940 m (22,769 ft), is the seventh-highest peak in the Pamir Mountains,[2] located at the center of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, above the source of the Yazgulem River in the Yazgulem Range. The mountain consists of three snow- and ice-covered summits and its northwest face is the source of the Fedchenko Glacier.

The peak was originally named Dreispitz by a joint Russian–German team who discovered it in 1928, but failed to climb it due to deep snow and avalanche danger. The first ascent was made in 1954 by a Russian team led by A. Ugarov. After World War II, Dreispitz was renamed Revolution Peak (Tajik: Қуллаи Инқилоб, Qullai Inkilob), and in July 2006 it was given its current name.

  1. ^ a b c "The Central Asian Republics: Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  2. ^ High Asia - All mountains and main peaks above 6650 m www.8000ers.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05