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Engels Peak

Engels Peak
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Engels Peak as seen from the valley
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°E / 37.1716722; 72.5228972Coordinates: 37°10′18.02″N 72°31′22.43″E / 37.1716722°N 72.5228972°E / 37.1716722; 72.5228972
Geography
Engels Peak is located in Tajikistan
Engels Peak
Engels Peak
Tajikistan
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.


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