Yukshin Gardan Glacier
| Yukshin Gardan Glacier | ||
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| location | Gilgit-Baltistan ( Pakistan ) | |
| Mountains | Hispar Muztagh ( Karakoram ) | |
| Type | Valley glacier | |
| length | 16 km | |
| Exposure | North | |
| Altitude range | 7700 m - 3500 m | |
| width | ⌀ 0.9 km | |
| Coordinates | 36 ° 19 ′ N , 75 ° 26 ′ E | |
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| drainage | Khurdopingletscher → Shimshal → Hunza → Gilgit → Indus | |
 Satellite image from Hispar Muztagh; Yukshin Gardan Glacier half left at the top of the picture. |
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The Yukshin-Gardan Glacier is located in the western Karakoram in the Pakistani special territory of Gilgit-Baltistan .
The Yukshin Gardan Glacier has a length of 16 km. It flows in a northerly direction through the northern part of the Hispar Muztagh mountain range . The Khurdoping Glacier , which it meets shortly before reaching the Shimshal River, runs further east . The Yazghil Glacier runs further west. The Yukshin Gardan Glacier is framed by the following mountains: Kanjut Sar I ( 7760 m ), Yukshin Gardan Sar ( 7530 m ), Yutmaru Sar ( 7330 m ) and Yazghil Sar ( 5964 m ).
Web links
- Map at himalaya-info.org