Koh-e Keshni Khan
| Koh-e Keshni Khan | ||
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| height | 6745 m | |
| location | Badakhshan ( Afghanistan ) | |
| Mountains | Hindu Kush | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 34 '39 " N , 71 ° 54' 1" E | |
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| First ascent | July 27, 1963 by Sepp Kutschera and Werner Pongratz | |
The Koh-e Keshni Khan (also Koh-i-Keshnikhan or short: Keshnikhan ) is a mountain in the Afghan part of the Hindu Kush .
location
The Koh-e Keshni Khan has an altitude of 6745 m (according to other sources 6760 m ). It is located in the so-called Wachan Corridor in Badakhshan Province in northeast Afghanistan . The Koh-e Keshni Khan is one of the highest mountains that is entirely within Afghanistan. The mountain is 4.75 km from the main Hindu Kush ridge and the Pakistani border. The Noshak is 17.5 km south-southwest of Koh-e Keshni Khan.
Ascent history
The Koh-e Keshni Khan was first climbed on July 27, 1963 by the Austrians Sepp Kutschera and Werner Pongratz. The following day, Alois Maier and Rainer Weiss reached the summit.
Individual evidence
- ^ Alpine Club Library - Himalayan Index
- ^ A b Asia, Afghanistan, Koh-i-Kesnikhan . American Alpine Journal, 1964, vol. 14th