Hispar Pass
Pakistani mountain pass
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hispar Pass or Hispar La (Urdu: درہ ہسپر; ) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.[1][2]
| Hispar Pass ཧིསྤར་ལ། | |
|---|---|
Biafo Glacier and Hispar Glacier meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions | |
 Interactive map of Hispar Pass ཧིསྤར་ལ། | |
| Elevation | 5,128 m (16,824 ft) |
| Third Approach | |
| Location | Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Range | Karakorum Range |
| Coordinates | 36.019°N 75.546°E |
At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.
