Hispar Pass
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Hispar Pass is a high-altitude mountain pass in the Karakoram range of Pakistan that forms a key glacial route linking the Hispar and Biafo Glaciers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hispar Pass canonical | 6 |
| passes near Rakaposhi | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high mountain pass
ⓘ
mountain pass ⓘ |
| accessFrom |
Askole
ⓘ
Hispar village ⓘ |
| bestSeason |
August
ⓘ
July ⓘ |
| climate | alpine ⓘ |
| connects |
Biafo Glacier
ⓘ
Hispar Glacier ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| difficulty | strenuous high-altitude trek ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 16900 feet
ⓘ
about 5150 metres ⓘ |
| glacialRoute | route between Hispar Glacier and Biafo Glacier ⓘ |
| hazard |
altitude sickness risk
ⓘ
avalanche risk ⓘ crevasses ⓘ |
| knownFor | forming one of the longest continuous glacier systems outside the polar regions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ |
| locatedOn | watershed between Hunza–Nagar side and Baltistan side ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Karakoram ⓘ |
| near | Hispar Muztagh subrange ⓘ |
| notableFeature | links two large Karakoram glacier basins ⓘ |
| outsidePolarRegions | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baltistan trekking routes
ⓘ
Hispar Glacier ⓘ
surface form:
Hispar–Biafo glacial system
|
| region | Nagar District ⓘ |
| requires |
experienced guides recommended
ⓘ
ropes for glacier travel ⓘ |
| surface |
glacier ice
ⓘ
snowfields ⓘ |
| terrain | snow and ice ⓘ |
| trekDuration | roughly 12 to 14 days for the full Hispar–Biafo traverse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountaineering access
ⓘ
trekking ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
passes near Rakaposhi