Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains

Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains
Highest point
Peak	Rakaposhi
Elevation	7,788 metres (25,551 ft)
Coordinates	36°2′N 74°44′E
Geography
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains Location of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains within the greater Karakoram region Show map of Karakoram Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
Country	Pakistan
Regions	Gilgit-Baltistan
Parent range	Karakoram

The Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram range. They are located in the Bagrot Valley in the Gilgit and Nagar districts of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan.

Geography

Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are bordered by Barpu and the Chogo Lungma Glaciers in the north, by the Shigar River in the east, by the Gilgit and Indus rivers in the south, and by the Hunza River in the west.[1]

The two namesake peaks, Rakaposhi (7,788 m/25,551 ft) and Haramosh (7,409 m/24,308 ft), are among the largest in the world in terms of rise above local terrain, due to their positions near very low valleys. Rakaposhi rises dramatically[2] above a bend in the Hunza River, forming the western anchor of the range, while Haramosh stands on the north side of the Indus River, in the south-central portion of the range.[1]

Selected peaks

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent	Ascents (attempts)
Rakaposhi	7,788	25,551	36°08′33″N 74°29′21″E	2,818	K2	1958	8 (13)
Malubiting	7,458	24,469	36°00′06″N 74°52′33″E	2,193	Rakaposhi	1971	2 (6)
Haramosh	7,409	24,308	35°50′24″N 74°53′51″E	2,277	Malubiting	1958	4 (3)
Diran	7,266	23,839	36°07′19″N 74°39′40″E	1,325	Malubiting	1968	12 (8)

See also

• List of highest mountains

References

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