- Spantik-Sosbun Mountains
The Spantik-Sosbun Mountains are a subrange of the
Karakoram range in theNorthern Areas ofPakistan . The highest peak isSpantik , 7,027 m (23,054 ft).The other namesake peak isSosbun Brakk , 6,413 m (21,040 ft).Jerzy Wala, "Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram", Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.]The Spantik-Sosbun Mountains are a narrow range, about 120 km (80 mi) long, trending roughly east-west. On the north, the range is bounded by the important Hispar and
Biafo Glacier s, across which lie theHispar Muztagh andPanmah Muztagh respectively. On the southwest, the Barpu Glacier and the longerChogo Lungma Glacier separate the range from theRakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains ; the pass known as the Polan La (5840 m/19,160 ft) separates the Barpu from the Chogo Lungma, and links the two ranges. On the southeast, theBraldu River separates the range from the somewhat lowerMango Gusor Mountains .ee also
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Mountain ranges of Pakistan References
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