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Field guide · Mountains
Gilgit Division
Nagar District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Khunyang Chhish
The 'corner peak' of the Hispar Muztagh: at 7,823 m the 21st-highest mountain on Earth, rising above the Hispar Glacier in Nagar.
Khunyang Chhish, whose Burushaski name means 'the corner peak', is the second-highest mountain of the Hispar Muztagh in the Karakoram, at about 7,823 metres the 21st-highest in the world. It rises along the northern side of the Hispar Glacier, one of the great glaciers of the Karakoram, and feeds the Yazghil Glacier that ends in the heart of Shimshal. It is a steep, pointed and complex peak, climbing almost 4,000 metres above its base camp on the Kunyang Glacier and 5,500 metres above the Hunza valley in only 33 km.
Why go
- ✦The 21st-highest mountain in the world
- ✦A steep, pointed peak above the Hispar Glacier
- ✦Its name means 'the corner peak' in Burushaski
How to Reach
From Nagar, up the Hispar valley to the Hispar Glacier; the peak stands on the glacier's northern side.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, June to September, the Karakoram trekking and climbing season.
Getting there, From Nagar, up the Hispar valley to the Hispar Glacier; the peak stands on the glacier's northern side.
Allow, A multi-day trek to see it close; a clear day from the Hispar valley for the view.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Khunyang Chhish, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Khunyang Chhish) is published yet.
