Sakar Sar | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,272 m (20,577 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 36°53′42″N 74°14′30″E / 36.89500°N 74.24167°E |
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Location | Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | August 13, 1999 by a Japanese team |
Sakar Sar is a mountain peak located at 6,272 metres (20,577 ft) above sea level.[2] It lies in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in part in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.
The first successful ascent was completed by a Japanese team in August 1999.[3]
Sakar Sar is located 9 km east of the Irshad Pass on the watershed between Wachandarja in the north and Chapursan in the south.[4] The dominance reference point is a 6610 m high mountain in the Karakoram, located 2.26 km east of the Koz Sar (6677 m) . Also, a few kilometers away is Dilisang Pass, a historic and disused cross-border trading route connecting Kyrgyz people and Wakhi people settlements.[5]
On August 13, 1999, a Japanese team consisting of Akira Miyazawa, Makoto Ishikawa, Kanji Kamei, and Teruaki Suzuki and two carriers reached the summit.[6][3]
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