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Field guide · Mountains
Gilgit Division
Hunza District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Yukshin Gardan Sar
A 7,469 m peak of the Shimshal valley in the Karakoram, first climbed by a Pakistani–Austrian team in 1984.
Yukshin Gardan Sar is a high peak of the Shimshal valley in the Karakoram, its height usually given as 7,469 metres. It stands about 16 km northeast of Khunyang Chhish and 6 km northwest of Kanjut Sar, between the Yazghil and Yukshin Gardan glaciers, both of which drain into the Shimshal River. In Shimshal village the names of this peak and Kanjut Sar are traditionally swapped, and locals keep their own naming. A Pakistani–Austrian team made the first ascent by the South Ridge on 26 June 1984, and a Pakistani–Japanese team followed weeks later.
Why go
- ✦A 7,000-metre peak above the Shimshal valley
- ✦First climbed by a Pakistani–Austrian team in 1984
- ✦Shimshal's own names for it and Kanjut Sar
How to Reach
By the Shimshal road from Passu on the Karakoram Highway; the peak rises above the Yazghil and Yukshin Gardan glaciers.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, June to September, when the Shimshal road and high trails are open.
Getting there, By the Shimshal road from Passu on the Karakoram Highway; the peak rises above the Yazghil and Yukshin Gardan glaciers.
Allow, Two or three days in Shimshal to see the peaks around it.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Yukshin Gardan Sar, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Yukshin Gardan Sar) is published yet.
