Batura Muztagh Explained

Batura Muztagh

Country:

Pakistan

State Type:

Region

Region:

Gilgit District

Parent:

Karakoram

Highest:

Batura Sar

Elevation M:

7795

Coordinates:

36.51°N 74.5269°W

Map:

Karakoram#Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan

Label:

Batura Muztagh

Label Position:

top

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The Batura Muztagh mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. They are located in Passu (Gojal Valley) in the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan.^[1]

They are the westernmost sub-range of the Karakoram, running from Chalt village in Bar Valley in the east to Kampir Dior in the Kurumbar Valley in the west, and they separate the Hindu Raj range from the Karakoram range. The Muchu Chhish peak located in this sub-range remained for many years the second highest unclimbed peak in the world, until its successful summit in 2024.^[2] ^[3]

Selected peaks in the Batura Muztagh

Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Coordinates	Prominence (m)	Parent mountain	First ascent	Ascents (attempts)
	7,795	25,574	36.51°N 74.5242°W	3,118	Distaghil Sar	align=middle	1976	align=middle	4 (6)
Shispare	7,611	24,970	36.4406°N 74.6808°W	1,240	Batura Sar	align=middle	1974	align=middle	3 (1)
Pasu Sar	7,476	24,528	36.4878°N 74.5878°W	645	Batura Sar	align=middle	1994	align=middle	1 (0)
	7,388	24,239	36.3983°N 74.7089°W	700	Shispare	align=middle	1996	align=middle	2 (5)
	7,000	22,966	36.4253°N 74.5606°W	1,100	Pasu Sar	align=middle	1984	align=middle	1 (3)
Bublimotin (Ladyfinger Peak)	6,000	19,685	36.37°N 74.65°W	<200	Hunza Peak	align=middle	1982	align=middle	2 (5)

Books, pamphlets, and maps about Batura Muztagh

High Asia: An Illustrated History of the 7000 Metre Peaks by Jill Neate,
Batura Mustagh (sketch map and pamphlet) by Jerzy Wala, 1988.
Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram by Jerzy Wala, 1990. Published by the Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research.

Notes

This data is from the Himalayan Index and is not always correct. In particular it is not clear if Batura Sar has really had four ascents or only three.
Sometimes called Batura I.
Sometimes called Ultar II or Bojohagur Duanasir II.
Also known as Sang-e-Marmar (or Sangemarmar), and sometimes referred to by locals as Marble Peak.
The heights given for this peak vary between 6949m and 7050m.
This elevation is approximate.

External links

Himalayan Index
A clickable map of the Batura Muztagh
DEM files for the Himalaya (Corrected versions of SRTM data; look for the "Batura Sar" tile)

Notes and References

Book: King. John. St. Vincent. David. Pakistan: A Travel Survival Kit. registration. 1993. Lonely Planet Publications. 376.
Web site: This place in Pakistan is one of the hardest places to reach on Earth. March 16, 2017. The Express Tribune.
Web site: Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men . 2024-07-10 . NDTV.com.