Pumari Chhish پماری چش | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 7,492 m (24,580 ft) Ranked 53rd |
Prominence | 890 m (2,920 ft) |
Listing | List of mountains in Pakistan |
Coordinates | 36°12′40″N 75°15′10″E / 36.21111°N 75.25278°E[citation needed] |
Geography | |
Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Hispar Muztagh, Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1979 by S. Chiba, K. Minami, M. Ohashi, H. Yokoyama (Japanese)Capt. Nazar Abbas Awan (Pakistan) |
Easiest route | North Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb |
Pumari Chhish | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 普馬里基什峰 | ||
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Pumari Chhish (Urdu: پماری چش), is a group of peaks in the Shimshal Valley, a village of the Karakoram range. The central peak,(or Pumarikish, Peak 11) rises to 7,492m. It lies about 4 km east of Khunyang Chhish, in the heart of the Hispar, north of the Hispar Glacier.
Other peaks in the group include Pumari Chhish South and Pumari Chhish East. Pumari Chhish South lies about 1 km (0.6 mi) to the southeast of the main summit of Pumari Chhish and reaches 7,350 m (24,110 ft).[1] Pumari Chhish East reaches 6,850 m high and is located off the Hispar Glacier.[2]