Engels Peak Explained

Engels Peak
Elevation M:6510
Elevation Ref:[1]
Listing:Ultra
Location:Tajikistan
Range:Shakhdara Range
Map:Tajikistan
Coordinates:37.1717°N 72.5229°W

Engels Peak is a mountain in the Shakhdara Range of the South Western Pamir Mountain System in Tajikistan. The mountain is flanked by Glacier Naspar (5.1 km2) in the north and Kishtidzharob Glacier (8.3 km2) in the south.

History

Engels Peak was originally known as the Queen's Peak, after Empress Maria Feodorovna. During the Soviet era it was renamed Engels Peak, after the German philosopher Friedrich Engels who is set the foundations of socialism and communism together with Karl Marx. Karl Marx Peak is close to Engels peak. The first recorded ascent was in 1954 by a team of Georgian climbers led by Maxim Gvarliani.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Engels Peak . . 10 February 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082848/http://bse.sci-lib.com/article126554.html . 11 February 2017 .
  2. Web site: Marx and Engels in the Pamirs . . 10 February 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084606/http://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_2007_files/AJ%202007%2026-39%20Sparrow%20Pamirs.pdf . 4 March 2016 .