Engels Peak | |
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Engels Peak as seen from the valley
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,510 m (21,360 ft) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 37°10′18.02″N 72°31′22.43″E / 37.1716722°N 72.5228972°ECoordinates: 37°10′18.02″N 72°31′22.43″E / 37.1716722°N 72.5228972°E |
Geography | |
Location | Tajikistan |
Parent range | Shakhdara Range |
Engels Peakis a mountain in the Shakhdara Range of the South Western Pamir Mountain System. The mountain is flanked by Glacier Naspar (5.1 km2) in the north and Kishtidzharob Glacier (8.3 km2) in the south.
Engels Peak was known as the Queen's Peak, after Empress Maria Feodorovna. The first recorded ascent was in 1954 by a team of Georgian climbers led by Maxim Gvarliani.