Hispar Pass

Hispar Pass درہ ہسپر
Biafo Glacier and Hispar Glacier meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions
Elevation	5,128 m (16,824 ft)
Location	Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Range	Karakorum Range
Coordinates	36°01′08″N 75°32′46″E / 36.019°N 75.546°E / 36.019; 75.546Coordinates: 36°01′08″N 75°32′46″E / 36.019°N 75.546°E / 36.019; 75.546

Hispar Pass (Urdu: درہ ہسپر, also Hispar La) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Pakistan.^[1]

At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (4 9 km long) meet at Hispar Pass to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.

See also[]

• Hispar Glacier
• Biafo Glacier

References[]

External links[]

• Northern Pakistan detailed placemarks in Google Earth

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