Kanjut Sar

Kanjut Sar (7,760 m), the world's 28th-highest mountain, between the Shimshal and Hispar valleys.

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Kanjut Sar rises between the Shimshal Valley and the Hispar Valley in the Karakoram. At 7,760 metres it is the 28th-highest mountain in the world. Kanjut is the old name of Hunza and 'sar' means peak in Burushaski. Kanjut Sar I was first climbed in 1959 by Camillo Pellissier of an Italian expedition.

Why go

✦28th-highest mountain in the world
✦Between Shimshal and Hispar
✦First climbed in 1959

How to Reach

Approached from the Shimshal or Hispar valleys in Hunza and Nagar, on foot.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, June to September.

Getting there, Approached from the Shimshal or Hispar valleys in Hunza and Nagar, on foot.

Allow, Part of a multi-day trek.

What to Do

◆See it on treks around Shimshal or Hispar

◆Combine with the Hispar–Biafo traverse

◆Climb only with an expedition

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Kanjut Sar, within 5 km.

Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Kanjut Sar) is published yet.