Hispar Pass
Hispar Pass or Hispar La (Urdu: درہ ہسپر; Balti: ཧིསྤར་ལ།) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Pakistan.
| Hispar Pass ཧིསྤར་ལ། | |
|---|---|
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 | 36.019°N 75.546°E |
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.
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