Chillinji Pass
| Chillinji Pass | |||
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 5291 m | ||
| region | Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan | ||
| Watershed | Karambar → Gilgit | Chapursan → Hunza → Gilgit | |
| expansion | Mule track | ||
| Mountains | Karakoram / Hindu Kush | ||
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 48 '3 " N , 74 ° 3' 40" E | ||
The Chillinji Pass is a high mountain pass with a peak height of 5291 m , which cannot be driven on, but only walked on.
The pass connects the Karambar Valley in Ghizer District with the Chapursan Valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan Autonomous Region (the former Northern Areas ) in Pakistan .
The pass is located 10 kilometers north of Mount Koz Sar , which is 6677 m high. To the west of the pass flows the Karambar , which is also called Ishkoman in the south. It flows into the Ghizer ( Gilgit ) at Gahkuch . In the east of the pass is the Chapursan , which flows further to the southwest and joins the Hunza at Khudabad on the Karakoram Highway .