Point 5240

Point 5240 (also called Point 5245) is a mountain peak situated on the Line of Control, the de facto border dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions of Ladakh in the Dras sector of Kargil district.[1][2][3] It lies southeast of Point 5353,[4] at the end of the ridgeline, on the LoC, coming from Point 5105, one kilometre east of a feature known as Rocky Knob,[2][3] about 800 metres away from the base of Point 5140.[5]

Point 5240
Point 5245
Highest point
Elevation5,240 m (17,190 ft)
Geography
LocationLine of Control, Ladakh, Kashmir
Parent rangeHimalayas

Following the end of the Kargil War, the Indian and Pakistani local military commanders agreed to a plan to vacate Point 5240, along with two other mountains nearby — namely, Point 5353 and Point 5165 — all on the LoC.[1][4] However, in late October 1999, units of 8 Mountain Division of the Indian Army captured Point 5240.[1] They subsequently captured Point 5165 as well apparently to forestall their capture by Pakistanis.[1] Thus, Point 5240 continues to be under Indian control.

Point 5240 provides "good" observation of the Pakistani supply route for Point 5353, according to the Indian defence ministry.[6]

References
  1. Mehta, Gen Ashok K. (13 July 2014). "Point 5353 still in Pakistan's possession: India's Kargil agenda is incomplete". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. Singh, Amarinder (2001). A Ridge Too Far: War in the Kargil Heights 1999. Motibagh Palace. pp. 158, 164. ISBN 9788193107416.
  3. Nath, Rajendra (2003). Musharraf's War. Lancers Books. p. 161.
  4. Puri, Mohinder (2015). Kargil: Turning the Tide. Lancer Publishers LLC. p. 130. ISBN 9781940988238.
  5. Malik, V. P. (2010). Kargil from Surprise to Victory. HarperCollins. p. 163. ISBN 9789350293133.
  6. B. L. Kak, Pakistan Troops Pose Threat To Dras-Kargil Highway, Daily Excelsior, 29 August 2000.

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