Mukshpuri | |
Elevation M: | 2800 |
Coordinates: | 34.0667°N 96°W |
Country: | Pakistan |
Region: | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Region Type: | Province |
District: | Abbottabad District |
District Type: | District |
Mukshpuri, Mushkpuri, or Mukeshpuri is a 2800adj=midNaNadj=mid mountain in the Nathia Gali Hills, in the Circle Bakote Region of Abbottabad District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan. It is 90km (60miles) north of Islamabad, just above Dunga Gali in the Nathia Gali area of Ayubia National Park. It is the second highest peak in the Galyat Region after Miranjani which is located at .[1] Much of the mountain is covered with Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests.[2]
The route from Nathia Gali on western side of mountain is a steady and 4adj=midNaNadj=mid climb. The mountain also has a route on the Dunga Gali side, with a steeper slope. There is a bird sanctuary on this side created with the help of the European Union.
From the top of Mukeshpuri peak, on the eastern edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the following areas can be seen: — Circle Bakote, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Jhelum River, the Bagh District of Azad Kashmir, in the south the city of Murree and the Murree Tehsil, as well as Islamabad.[3]