Rakaposhi

Rakaposhi
Highest point
Elevation7,788 m (25,551 ft)[1]
Ranked 27th
Prominence2,818 m (9,245 ft)[2]
Ranked 122nd
ListingUltra
Coordinates36°08′33″N 74°29′21″E / 36.14250°N 74.48917°E / 36.14250; 74.48917[2]
Naming
Native nameراکاپوشی / رَکی پُوشِہ (Urdu)
Geography
Rakaposhi is located in Pakistan
Rakaposhi
Rakaposhi
Location in Nagar valley, Bagrote valley Gilgit-Baltistan
Rakaposhi is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Rakaposhi
Rakaposhi
Rakaposhi (Gilgit Baltistan)
Locationbetween Nagar Valley ,Bagrote valley District Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Parent rangeRakaposhi, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey
Easiest routeSouthwest Spur - glacier/snow/ice
Map

Rakaposhi (Burushaski: رآکاپوݜی, lit.'Shining Wall';[3] Urdu: راکاپوشی) also known as Dumani (Burushaski: دومآنی, lit.'Mother of Mist') is a mountain within the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It is situated in the middle of the Nagar Valley and the Bagrote Valley. The mountain is extremely broad, measuring almost 20 km from east to west. It is the only peak on earth that descends directly and without interruption for almost 6,000 meters from its summit to its base.[3]

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  3. ^ a b "Rakaposhi : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPost". www.summitpost.org. Retrieved 2023-02-17.

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