Bualtar Glacier
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Rakaposhi Haramosh Mountains , Spantik Sosbun Mountains ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 23 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 6800 m - 2250 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.7 km (in the lower section) | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 11 ′ N , 74 ° 46 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Hispar → Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
The Bualtar Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Bualtar Glacier has a length of 23 km. It flows in a northerly direction through the northern part of the Rakaposhi Haramosh Mountains . At the south-western end of the Bualtar Glacier, the 7,266 m high summit of Diran rises up. The glacier is bounded in the south by the mountain ridge that connects the Diran in the west with the Miar Chhish I in the east. The Barpu Glacier meets the Bualtar Glacier on the right. This joins the Hispar after another 5 km north of the Hopar Nagar settlement .
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org