| Kunyang Chhish |
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Kunyang Chhish (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
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The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height. |
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| Elevation | 7,852 m (25,761 ft) Ranked 21st |
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| Prominence | 1,765 m (5,791 ft) |
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| Listing | Ultra |
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| Coordinates | 36°12′19″N 75°12′28″E / 36.20528°N 75.20778°E / 36.20528; 75.20778 |
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| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan |
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| Parent range | Hispar Muztagh, Karakoram |
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| First ascent | August 26, 1971 by Andrzej Heinrich, Jan Stryczynski, Ryszard Szafirski, Andrzej Zawada |
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| Easiest route | glacier/rock/ice climb |
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Kunyang Chhish is the second-highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a subrange in the Karakoram mountains in Pakistan. Alternative variations of the name are Kunyang Kish and Khinyang Chhish. Its height, also sometimes given as 7,823 metres (25,666 ft), is ranked 21st in the world.