Batura Sar
| Batura Sar | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,795 m (25,574 ft) Ranked 25th |
| Prominence | 3,118 m (10,230 ft) Ranked 77th |
| Isolation | 63 kilometres (39 mi) |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 36°30′36″N 74°31′21″E / 36.51000°N 74.52250°ECoordinates: 36°30′36″N 74°31′21″E / 36.51000°N 74.52250°E |
| Geography | |
 Batura Sar
Location in Pakistan
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| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | June 30, 1976 by H Bleicher, H Oberhofer |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/ice climb |
Batura Sar, also referred to as Batura I, is the 25th highest mountain on earth and the 10th highest in Pakistan. It is the highest peak of the Batura Muztagh, which is the westernmost subrange of the Karakoram range. It forms the apex of the Batura Wall, which is a continuously high part of the backbone of the Batura Muztagh.
Alternate forms of the name of this peak are Batura, Batura I, and Batura I East.
Batura sar lies between Passu village of gojal valley and Hunza valley. Batura Sar and the Batura Wall lie near the middle of the Batura Muztagh, which is the only part of the Karakoram which is west of the Hunza River. The river curves around the southwest, west, and northwest sides of the Batura Muztagh. In turn, the Gojal Valley lies in the Hunza District of the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan.
In addition to being one of the highest mountains in the world, Batura Sar is also the second most prominent peak in the Karakoram range. Since it lies at the northwest end of the Karakoram, there is no higher peak north or west of it in the world.
The Batura Wall is notable for being a long (approximately 10 km) and imposing ridge over 7000m. Batura is a very ridgelike peak, not a pointed spire.
Although it is just slightly higher (according to the usual figures) than nearby Rakaposhi, it is not nearly as famous, since it is set back much further from the Hunza Valley.
Climbing began in the Batura Muztagh later than in other parts of the Karakoram, and despite Batura Sar's height, it has seen little climbing activity.
A climber named Matthias Rebitsch is recorded (by Neate) as having been in the icefall area (this is presumably the Batura First Ice Flow on the north side of the peak) in 1954. The peak was attempted in 1959 by three British and two German climbers, but they all died, probably in an avalanche. Some of the climbers may have gotten near the summit.
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