Mitre Peak, Pakistan

Mitre Peak

Mitre Peak from Concordia
Highest point
Elevation 6,010 m (19,720 ft)[1]
Prominence 725 metres (2,379 ft)
Listing List of mountains in Pakistan
Coordinates 35°42′00″N 76°28′48″E / 35.70000°N 76.48000°E / 35.70000; 76.48000Coordinates: 35°42′00″N 76°28′48″E / 35.70000°N 76.48000°E / 35.70000; 76.48000
Geography
Mitre Peak

Pakistan

Location Concordia, Pakistan
Parent range Karakoram
Climbing
Easiest route rock/snow/ice climb

Mitre Peak is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range near Concordia in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Mitre Peak marks the confluence of the branches of the Baltoro Glacier with the Gasherbrum branch arriving from the SE and the Godwin Austin branch arriving from the NE. It sits across from Broad Peak, the 12th highest mountain on Earth.

References

  1. "Mitre Peak". SummitPost. Retrieved 2014-08-30.


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