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Mountain in Karakoram Range
Sia Kangri
Sia Kangri at right, above Kondus glacier
Highest point
Elevation7,422 m (24,350 ft)
Ranked 63rd
Prominence640 m (2,100 ft)
Coordinates35°39′49″N 76°45′41″E / 35.66361°N 76.76139°E / 35.66361; 76.76139
Geography
Sia Kangri is located in Southern XinjiangSia KangriSia KangriBaltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan borderShow map of Southern XinjiangSia Kangri is located in Gilgit BaltistanSia KangriSia KangriSia Kangri (Gilgit Baltistan)Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
About OpenStreetMapsMaps: terms of use 45km
30miles Pakistan India ChinaGasherbrum V 48Gasherbrum VRimo III 47Rimo IIIApsarasas Kangri I 46Apsarasas Kangri IDiran 45DiranMuztagh Tower 44Muztagh TowerK6 43K6Yutmaru Sar 42Yutmaru SarBaintha Brakk 41Baintha BrakkCrown Peak 40Crown PeakBaltoro Kangri 39Baltoro KangriYazghil Dome South 38Yazghil Dome SouthSherpi Kangri 37Sherpi KangriRimo I, Rimo massif 36Rimo I, Rimo massifUltar, Ultar Peak, Ultar Sar 35Ultar, Ultar Peak, Ultar SarGhent Kangri 34Ghent KangriHaramosh Peak 33Haramosh PeakSkil Brum 32Skil BrumMomhil Sar 31Momhil SarSia Kangri 30Sia KangriK12 29K12Malubiting 28MalubitingTeram Kangri I 27Teram Kangri IYukshin Gardan Sar 26Yukshin Gardan SarPassu Sar 25Passu SarPumari Chhish 24Pumari ChhishSaser Kangri III 23Saser Kangri IIISaser Kangri II 22Saser Kangri IIMamostong Kangri K35 21Mamostong Kangri K35Skyang Kangri 20Skyang KangriTrivor Sar 19Trivor SarShispare or Shispare Sar 18Shispare or Shispare SarChogolisa 17ChogolisaSaser Kangri I, K22 16Saser Kangri I, K22Batura III 15Batura IIISaltoro Kangri, K10 14Saltoro Kangri, K10Kanjut Sar 13Kanjut SarBatura II 12Batura IIRakaposhi 11RakaposhiBatura Sar, Batura I 10Batura Sar, Batura IMasherbrum, K1 9Masherbrum, K1Kunyang Chhish (Kunyang Kish, Khunyang Chhish, Khinyang Chhish) 8Kunyang Chhish (Kunyang Kish, Khunyang Chhish, Khinyang Chhish)Distaghil Sar 7Distaghil SarGasherbrum IV, K3 6Gasherbrum IV, K3Gasherbrum III, K3a 5Gasherbrum III, K3aGasherbrum II, K4 4Gasherbrum II, K4Broad Peak 3Broad Peak Gasherbrum I, K5 2Gasherbrum I, K5 K2 1K2  The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.

Legend:
1:K2,  2:Gasherbrum I, K5,  3:Broad Peak,  4:Gasherbrum II, K4,  5:Gasherbrum III, K3a,  6:Gasherbrum IV, K3,  7:Distaghil Sar,  8:Kunyang Chhish,  9:Masherbrum, K1,  10:Batura Sar, Batura I,  11:Rakaposhi,  12:Batura II,  13:Kanjut Sar,  14:Saltoro Kangri, K10,  15:Batura III,  16: Saser Kangri I, K22,  17:Chogolisa,  18:Shispare,  19:Trivor Sar,  20:Skyang Kangri,  21:Mamostong Kangri, K35,  22:Saser Kangri II,  23:Saser Kangri III,  24:Pumari Chhish,  25:Passu Sar,  26:Yukshin Gardan Sar,  27:Teram Kangri I,  28:Malubiting,  29:K12,  30:Sia Kangri,  31:Momhil Sar,  32:Skil Brum,  33:Haramosh Peak,  34:Ghent Kangri,  35:Ultar Sar,  36:Rimo massif,  37:Sherpi Kangri,  38:Yazghil Dome South,  39:Baltoro Kangri,  40:Crown Peak,  41:Baintha Brakk,  42:Yutmaru Sar,  43:K6,  44:Muztagh Tower,  45:Diran,  46:Apsarasas Kangri I,  47:Rimo III,  48:Gasherbrum V

 
Parent rangeBaltoro Muztagh
Climbing
First ascent1934 by the International Himalaya Expedition led by Günther Dyhrenfurth
Sia Kangri
Traditional Chinese錫亞康戈里峰
Transcriptions

Sia Kangri (7,422 m, 24,350 ft) is a mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh in the Karakoram. Its summit lies on the border of Pakistan and China. About a kilometer southeast of the Sia Kangri summit is the tri point where territories controlled by India, Pakistan and China meet. Territories on all sides are disputed. The land immediately to the southwest of the peak is claimed by both Pakistan and India and controlled by Pakistan. The land to the northeast is part of the Trans-Karakoram Tract, controlled by China under a 1963 border agreement with Pakistan but is claimed by India. The land to the southeast is claimed by Pakistan and India, but controlled by India, as a part of Ladakh. It is the 63rd highest mountain in the world, and the 25th highest in Pakistan. The peak is on the watershed between the Indus River basin and the Tarim Basin. Indira Col which is 3 km to the east is India's northernmost point.

Sia Kangri was first climbed in 1934 by the International Himalaya Expedition led by the Swiss-German mountaineer Günter Dyhrenfurth. The summit party included Hettie Dyhrenfurth, who thereby set the women's world altitude record, which stood for 20 years. Lately, Pakistan has opened Sia Kangri peak for mountaineers and climbers who can obtain permission from Islamabad to summit Sia Kangri.

See also

References

  1. "Location Sia Kangri (Pakistan/China)". peakbagger.
  2. Kapadia, Harish (1999). Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram. New Delhi, India: Indus Publishing Company. pp. 94, 185–87. ISBN 81-7387-100-0.
  3. Bull’s glacier
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