Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range

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Saltoro Ridge is a high, strategically significant subrange of the Karakoram in the eastern Karakoram region, forming part of the disputed India–Pakistan border area near the Siachen Glacier.

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Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
subrange of the Karakoram
borderDefinedBy Actual Ground Position Line
claimedBy Pakistan
climate polar high-altitude
controlledBy India
countryClaim India
Pakistan
extendsFrom north of NJ9842
extendsTowards China border in the Karakoram
formsBorderWith Siachen Glacier
surface form: Siachen Glacier region
formsWatershedBetween Indus River basin and Tarim basin (via Karakoram ranges)
geopoliticalStatus part of the broader Kashmir dispute
hasAverageElevation over 6000 metres
hasClimbingDifficulty high
hasGlacier Bilafond Glacier (western approaches)
Siachen Glacier
surface form: Siachen Glacier (on its eastern side)
hasMilitaryPresence Indian Army
Pakistan Army
surface form: Pakistan Army (on western approaches)
hasPass Bilafond La
Gyong La
Sia La
hasPeak Chogolisa
Ghent Kangri
K12
Saltoro Kangri
Sherpi Kangri
Sia Kangri
hasStrategicSignificance high
highestPoint Saltoro Kangri
isKnownFor extreme altitude warfare conditions
glaciated terrain
isPartOf Himalayan region
surface form: Greater Himalayas region (via Karakoram subrange)
isSiteOf Siachen conflict
liesNorthOf India–Pakistan Line of Control
surface form: Line of Control (as defined up to NJ9842)
locatedIn Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan mountain system

Kashmir
surface form: Kashmir region

eastern Karakoram
locatedInDisputedTerritory India–Pakistan Line of Control
surface form: India–Pakistan border area
locatedNear Siachen Glacier
notableEvent Siachen conflict
surface form: Operation Meghdoot (Indian occupation of Siachen heights)
partOf Karakoram
separates Siachen Glacier from Pakistani-controlled valleys to the west
strategicRole controls access to several Karakoram passes
overlooks approaches to Siachen Glacier
terrain steep ice and rock ridges
usedFor high-altitude military posts

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Siachen Glacier separates Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range