Mountains of the Hindu Kush

highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range

Noshaq, also called Noshakh or Nowshakh (, , ), is the highest mountain in Afghanistan and the second highest in the Hindu Kush mountain range after Tirich Mir at . Lying on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the north and west sides of the mountain are in Afghanistan whereas the south and eastern sides are in Pakistan. It is the westernmost peak in the world.

Saraghrar () is the fourth-highest independent peak in the Hindu Kush and located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The entire Saraghrar massif is a huge, irregularly stretched plateau at elevation around , lying above vertical granite and ice faces, which protects it all around. Its distinct summits are poorly identified, and information gathered from expeditions that have visited the area is often misleading. The main summits are: NE summit (), northwest summit (), southwest summit (), south summit (), and southeast summit ().

Istor-o-Nal is the third highest mountain in the Hindu Kush range, in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the 68th highest independent peak in the world. It crowns a massif with eleven peaks of elevation more than . The peak is located a few kilometres northeast of Tirich Mir (the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush), across the Tirich Glacier. Because Istor-o-Nal is behind the higher peak of Tirich Mir from many viewpoints, it is not easily visible and therefore not well known.

mountain in Afghanistan

mountain in Pakistan

mountain in Afghanistan/Pakistan

mountain in the Hindu Kush mountains

mountain peak in Pakistan

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