Saltoro Mountains

Geobox|Range
name=Saltoro Mountains
other_name=Saltoro Muztagh


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country=Pakistan| country1=India
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parent=Karakoram
border=Masherbrum Mountains
highest=Saltoro Kangri
highest_elevation=7742
highest_lat_d=35|highest_lat_m=24|highest_lat_s=01|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=76|highest_long_m=50|highest_long_s=55|highest_long_EW=E
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map_caption=The Saltoro Mountains (or Saltoro Muztagh) are a subrange of the Karakoram range. They are located in the heart of the Karakoram, on the southwest side of the Siachen Glacier, one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. They span the disputed border between the Northern Areas of Pakistan and the Jammu and Kashmir state of India. Hence, despite high peaks and dramatic climbing opportunities, they are little visited except by military forces.

On the southwest side, the Saltoro Mountains drop steeply to the valleys of the Kondus and Dansam Rivers, which join to form the Saltoro River, a tributary of the Shyok River. This in turn flows into the Indus River. To the northwest, the Kondus Glacier separates the range from the neighboring Masherbrum Mountains, while on the southeast, the Gyong River, Glacier, and Pass (Gyong La) separate the range from the Kailas Mountains. (Not to be confused with the sacred Mount Kailas, which is not in this region.)

elected peaks of the Saltoro Mountains

The following is a table of the peaks in the Saltoro Mountains which are over convert|7200|m|ft|0 in elevation and have over convert|500|m|ft|0 of topographic prominence.(This is a common criterion for peaks of this stature to be independent.)

ee also

* List of highest mountains

ource

* Jerzy Wala, "Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram", Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.