Mazeno Ridge

Mazeno Ridge
Mazeno Ridge on the right of the Nanga Parbat massif
Highest point
Elevation	7,120 m (23,360 ft)
Coordinates	35°13′34″N 74°33′21″E / 35.22611°N 74.55583°E / 35.22611; 74.55583[1]
Geography
Mazeno Ridge Astore District, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Parent range	Himalaya
Climbing
First ascent	2004 by Doug Chabot and Steve Swenson (US)
Easiest route	Western ridge route

The Mazeno Ridge is an arête, a long narrow ridge, and part of the Nanga Parbat massif in Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, in the Himalayan range. The ridge is the longest of any ridge on the eight-thousander peaks in the Himalayas. A series of eight subsidiary peaks form the ridge, the highest being Mazeno Peak at 7,120 metres (23,360 ft). All eight subsidiary peaks have been climbed, but a complete traverse of the ridge and ascent of Nanga Parbat was only successfully achieved in 2012, and as of 2019, no other expedition has reached the summit of Nanga Parbat via the Mazeno Ridge.

Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram range.^[2] At the southern end of the ridge, the Mazeno mountain pass is 5,358 metres (17,579 ft) high and connects the towns of Astore and Chilas.^[3]