Bilchar Dobani

Bilchar Dobani or Dobani Peak (Urdu: بلچھار دوبانی‎) is a 6,143-metre (20,154 ft) mountain peak located between Taisot, Haramosh and Bagrot valley, in Gilgit district of the autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, in Pakistan.[1]

Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی
Highest point
Elevation6,143 m (20,154 ft)
Coordinates35°57′20.5″N 74°37′59.0″E 
Naming
Native nameBilchar-Dobani
Geography
Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی
Location in Pakistan
Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی
Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی (Gilgit Baltistan)
LocationBagrot Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascentIsao Ikeuchi and Masaru Hashimoto on 9 June, 1979


Location

The mountain is located as an isolated subrange in southeast of Rakaposhi subrange and southwest of Haramosh Mountains. The western face of Dobani Peak is located in the Tesot valley, and to the north of it is the Bagrot valley. In the northwest of the mountain is found the Haramosh mountains range. The mountain is found at a distance of 29 km (18 mi) east of the city of Gilgit. The Bagrot Valley runs along the western flank of Bilchhar Dobani.[2][3]

First ascent

The Bilchhar Dobani was first climbed by two Japanese mountaineers Isao Ikeuchi and Masaru Hashimoto via the west face and northern ridge on 9 June 1979.[4]

See also
  • Sunset on Dubani
  • Sunset on Dubani from south side

References
  1. Singh, Sarina (2008). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet. p. 426. ISBN 9781741045420.
  2. "Asia, Pakistan—Karakoram, Dobani - AAC Publications - Search The American Alpine Journal and Accidents". publications.americanalpineclub.org.
  3. Singh, Sarina (2008). Pakistan & the Karakoram Highway. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781741045420.
  4. Masaru Hashimoto. "Asia, Pakistan—Karakoram, Dobani". American Alpine Journal, 1980, vol. 22.
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