Koyo Zom
Appearance
Koyo Zom کویو زوم | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,872 m (22,546 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,562 m (8,406 ft)[1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 36°43′21″N 73°14′17″E / 36.72250°N 73.23806°E[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/ Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Hindu Raj |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968 by an Austrian expedition[3] |
Koyo Zom (Urdu: کویو زوم) is the highest peak in the Hindu Raj mountain range in Pakistan at 6,872 metres (22,546 ft).[4] The Hindu Raj mountain range sits between the Hindu Kush in the west and the Karakoram in the east.
Koyo Zom is located on the boundary of the Chitral-District and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces of Pakistan. It was first climbed by an Austrian expedition in 1968.
See also
References
- ^ a b "High Asia I: The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb
- ^ "Koyo Zom". Peakware.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- ^ "Koyo Zom, Pakistan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-05-27.