Rakhiot Peak
| Rakhiot Peak | |
|---|---|
 Rakhiot Peak, slightly right of centre, seen from the north | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,070 m (23,200 ft) |
| Prominence | 213 m (699 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Nanga Parbat I |
| Listing | List of mountains in Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 35°15′32″N 74°38′15″E / 35.25889°N 74.63750°E[1] |
| Geography | |
  Rakhiot Peak  Rakhiot Peak Rakhiot Peak (Pakistan) | |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 16, 1932 by Peter Aschenbrenner (Austria) and Herbert Kunigk (Germany)[2] |
Rakhiot Peak is a peak in the Himalayas range of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is one of the many subsidiary summits of the Nanga Parbat massif.
Location
[edit]It lies just south of the Indus River in the Diamer District. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram range.
Layout of the mountain
[edit]The core of Nanga Parbat is a long ridge trending southwest–northeast. The southwestern portion of this main ridge is known as the Mazeno Ridge, and has a number of subsidiary peaks. In the other direction from the summit, the main ridge starts as the East Ridge before turning more northeast at Rakhiot Peak (7,070 m), about 4 km northeast of the Nanga Parbat summit. The Silver Saddle (Silbersackel) is about halfway in-between Rakhiot Peak and Nanga Parbat summit. The south/southeast side of the mountain is dominated by the Rupal Face, often referred to as the highest mountain face in the world: it rises an incredible 4,600 m (15,100 feet) above its base. The north/northwest side of the mountain, leading to the Indus, is more complex. It is split into the Diamir (west) face and the Rakhiot (north) face by a long ridge. There are a number of subsidiary summits, including the North Peak (7,816 m) some 3 km north of the main summit.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rakhiot Peak-Nanga Parbat". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Kunigk, Herbert (1932). "The German-American Himalayan Expedition, 1932" (PDF). Alpine Journal. 5: 192–200. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
External links
[edit]- "Rakhiot Peak". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- Nanga Parbat on summitpost.org
- BBC Story on Rescue of Tomaz Humar
- A mountain list ranked by local relief and steepness showing Nanga Parbat as the World #1
- Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth
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