Rakaposhi
Sign in to saveRakaposhi (; ) also known as Dumani () is a mountain within the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It is situated in the middle of the Nagar and Bagrote valleys. The mountain is extremely broad, measuring almost 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.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Rakaposhi
- Mountain.photo
- Rakaposhi & Autumn.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- A view of Rakaposhi before Autumn
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 7788
- Mountain.elevation_ref
- Ranked 27th
- Mountain.prominence_m
- 2818
- Mountain.prominence_ref
- Ranked 122nd
- Mountain.range
- Rakaposhi, Karakoram
- Mountain.location
- between Nagar Valley,Bagrot Valley, District Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Mountain.map
- Pakistan#Gilgit Baltistan
- Mountain.map_size
- 260
- Mountain.map_caption
- Location in Nagar valley, Bagrote valley Gilgit-Baltistan
- Mountain.label_position
- bottom
- Mountain.first_ascent
- 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey
- Mountain.easiest_route
- Southwest Spur - glacier/snow/ice
- Mountain.mapframe
- no
- Mountain.mapframe wikidata
- yes
via Wikipedia infobox
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- Geography
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- Notable features
- Taghafari
- Time line
- Climbing routes
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Rakaposhi (; ) also known as Dumani () is a mountain within the Karakoram range in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It is situated in the middle of the Nagar and Bagrote valleys. The mountain is extremely broad, measuring almost 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.
==Geography== Rakaposhi is a mountain in the Karakoram mountain range in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, about north of the city of Gilgit. It is the 27th-highest mountain in the world and ranked 122nd by prominence. Rakaposhi rises over the Nagar Valley.