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Shani Peak

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Shani Peak
شانی چوٹی
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Highest point
Elevation5,887 m (19,314 ft)
Coordinates36°17′58.57″N 74°1′31.78″E / 36.2996028°N 74.0254944°E / 36.2996028; 74.0254944 [1]
Geography
LocationNaltar Pass, Pakistan
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascent14 August 1986 (Roger Everett and Guy Muhlemann)[1]

Shani Peak (Urdu: شانی چوٹی), also known as Khaltar Peak,[citation needed] is a mountain to the south of Naltar Pass[2] in the Gilgit District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It lies to the west of Snow Dome (5,029 m) and in the northwest of Mehrbani Peak (5,639 m). To its east flows the Shani Glacier towards Naltar Valley.

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References

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  1. ^ "THE BRITISH SHANI EXPEDITION: 1989 EXPEDITION REPORT" (PDF). mef.org.uk. Mount Everest Foundation. 1989. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. ^ "The HJ/30/27 NW. KARAKORAM, 1970". The Himalayan Club. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
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