Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat (literally,
Naked Mountain from
Sanskrit:
नंगा परबत,
Urdu:
ننگا پربت [nəŋɡaː pərbət̪]) is the
ninth highest mountain on
Earth and among the
eight-thousanders with a summit elevation of 8,126 meters (26,660 ft). Nanga Parbat translates to "Naked Mountain" in
English;
parbat deriving from the
Sanskrit word
parvata meaning "mountain, rock", and
nanga from the Sanskrit
nagna meaning "naked".
[2] Known as the "Killer Mountain", Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the
eight-thousanders for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century; since that time it has been less so, though still an extremely serious climb. It is also an immense, dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain.
Location
Nanga Parbat forms the western anchor of the
Himalayan Range and is the westernmost
eight-thousander. It lies just south of the
Indus River in the
Astore District of
Gilgit-Baltistan in
Pakistan administered Kashmir.
[1] Not far to the north is the western end of the
Karakoram range.
Layout of the mountain
The core of Nanga Parbat is a long ridge trending southwest-northeast. The ridge is an enormous bulk of ice and rock. It has three faces, Diamir face, Rakhiot and Rupal. The southwestern portion of this main ridge is known as the Mazeno Wall, and has a number of subsidiary peaks. In the other direction, the main ridge arcs northeast at Rakhiot Peak (7,070 m / 23,196 ft). The south/southeast side of the mountain is dominated by the massive Rupal Face, noted above. The north/northwest side of the mountain, leading to the Indus, is more complex. It is split into the Diamir (west) face and the Rakhiot (north) face by a long ridge. There are a number of subsidiary summits, including North Peak (7,816 m / 25,643 ft) some 3 km north of the main summit. Near the base of the Rupal Face is a beautiful glacial lake called Latbo, above a seasonal shepherds' village of the same name.
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