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Siachen Muztagh

Summary

The Siachen Muztagh is a remote subrange of the eastern Karakoram Range. Close to 60% is in area controlled by China, 40% in area controlled by India. Pakistan claims the Indian-controlled portion as part of the Siachen Conflict. India claims the Chinese-controlled portion. India administers its portion as part of the Union Territory of Ladakh. China administers its portion as part of Xinjiang province.

Siachen Muztagh
Chinese: 锡亚琴慕士塔格山
Siachen Muztagh is located in Karakoram
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh
Location of the Siachen Muztagh within the greater Karakoram region
Siachen Muztagh is located in Ladakh
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh (Ladakh)
Siachen Muztagh is located in India
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh (India)
Siachen Muztagh is located in Southern Xinjiang
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh (Southern Xinjiang)
Siachen Muztagh is located in China
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh
Siachen Muztagh (China)
Highest point
Elevation7,462 m (24,482 ft)
Coordinates35°35′N 77°11′E / 35.583°N 77.183°E / 35.583; 77.183
Geography
LocationA region controlled by China and claimed by India and a region controlled by India and claimed by Pakistan[1]
Parent rangeEastern Karakoram Range
Map


All available maps and atlases (including a detailed delineation of the Siachen Muztagh's limits on the 1990 Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research "Karakoram Sheet 2" map) define the range as between the Shaksgam River on the north, the Urdok Glacier on the northwest (Urdok in Uyghur meaning duck), the Siachen Glacier on the southwest, the Teram Shehr Glacier and Rimo Glacier, and Indira Col on the south, and the uppermost Yarkand River on the east.

Its highest peak is Teram Kangri I, 7,462 metres (24,482 feet).

Selected peaks of the Siachen Muztagh edit

The following is a table of the peaks in the Siachen Muztagh which are over 7,200 meters (23,622 feet) in elevation and have over 500 meters (1,524 feet) of topographic prominence. (This is a common criterion for peaks of this stature to be independent.)

Mountain Height (m) Height (ft) Coordinates Prominence (m) Parent mountain First ascent Ascents (attempts)
Teram Kangri I 7,462 24,482 35°34′51″N 77°04′42″E / 35.58083°N 77.07833°E / 35.58083; 77.07833 1,682 Gasherbrum I 1975
Apsarasas Kangri I 7,243 23,763 35°31′15″N 77°11′57″E / 35.52083°N 77.19917°E / 35.52083; 77.19917 607 Teram Kangri I

References edit

  1. ^ India is in de facto control of this region of Ladakh; the Indian claim is disputed by Pakistan. See e.g. The Future of Kashmir on the BBC website.

External links edit

  • Blankonthemap The Northern Kashmir WebSite