Crystal Peak (Pakistan)
| Crystal Peak | |
|---|---|
Southeast aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 6,252 m (20,512 ft)[1][2] |
| Isolation | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Coordinates | 35°46′52″N 76°27′31″E / 35.78111°N 76.45861°E[3] |
| Geography | |
Crystal Peak Location of Crystal Peak Crystal Peak Crystal Peak (Gilgit Baltistan) Crystal Peak Crystal Peak (Pakistan) | |
| Interactive map of Crystal Peak | |
| Location | Kashmir |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Administrative territory | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Shigar |
| Protected area | Central Karakoram National Park[4] |
| Parent range | Karakoram Baltoro Muztagh |
| Geology | |
| Rock type(s) | Gneiss, Limestone[5][6] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | August 10, 1892[2] |
Crystal Peak is a mountain in northern Pakistan.
Description
Crystal Peak is a 6,252-metre (20,512-foot) summit in the Baltoro Muztagh subrange of the Karakoram. The remote mountain is situated five kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and Godwin-Austen Glacier in Central Karakoram National Park. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of K2 and two kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Marble Peak. Precipitation runoff from this mountain's slopes drains into the Braldu River drainage basin. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) above the Baltoro Glacier in three kilometres (1.9 mi). The first ascent of the summit was made on August 10, 1892, by Martin Conway, Charles Granville Bruce, Matthias Zurbriggen, Parbir Thapa, Harkbir Thapa, and Amar Singh.[7] Conway's group so named this peak because of fine crystals the group found at the top.[7]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crystal Peak is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.[8] Weather systems are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. October through November is the monsoon season. The months of June, July, and August offer the most favorable weather for visiting or climbing this peak.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Bart Jordans, Trekking in the Karakoram, Cicerone Press Limited, 2024, ISBN 9781787650749
- ^ a b Philip Parker, Himalaya: The Exploration and Conquest of the Greatest Mountains on Earth, Anova Books, 2012, ISBN 9781844862382.
- ^ Crystal Peak, Wikimapia.org, Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Central Karakoram National Park, Forest, Wildlife & Environment Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Retrieved May 28, 2025.
- ^ Lawrence L. Malinconico, Tectonics of the Western Himalayas, Geological Society of America, 1989, ISBN 9780813722320, p. 53.
- ^ Filippo De Filippi, Karakoram and Western Himalaya 1909, Constable, 1912, p. 445.
- ^ a b Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes, Maurice Isserman, Yale University Press, 2010, ISBN 9780300164206, p. 43.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11. ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ K2 – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information, Mountain-forecast.com, Retrieved May 28, 2025.
External links
- Crystal Peak (photo): Flickr