Kunyang Chhish

Kunyang Chhish
Kunyang Chhish
Kunyang Chhish
Kunyang Chhish (Gilgit Baltistan)
30km
19miles
Pakistan
India
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The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.
Highest point
Elevation7,852 m (25,761 ft)
Ranked 21st
Prominence1,765 m (5,791 ft)
ListingUltra
Coordinates36°12′19″N 75°12′28″E / 36.20528°N 75.20778°E / 36.20528; 75.20778
Geography
LocationGilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan
Parent rangeHispar Muztagh, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascentAugust 26, 1971 by Andrzej Heinrich, Jan Stryczynski, Ryszard Szafirski, Andrzej Zawada
Easiest routeglacier/rock/ice climb

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.