Mitre Peak, Pakistan

Mitre Peak (Urdu: مائٹر چوٹی) is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range near Concordia in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Mitre Peak
مائٹر چوٹی
Mitre Peak from Concordia
Highest point
Elevation6,010 m (19,720 ft)[1]
Prominence725 m (2,379 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingList of mountains in Pakistan
Coordinates35°42′00″N 76°28′48″E
Geography
Mitre Peakمائٹر چوٹی is located in Pakistan
Mitre Peakمائٹر چوٹی
Mitre Peak
مائٹر چوٹی
Pakistan
LocationConcordia, Pakistan
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
Easiest routerock/snow/ice climb

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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