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

Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی
Bilchar Dobani from Jutial (near Gilgit)
Highest point
Elevation6,143 m (20,154 ft)
Coordinates35°57′20.5″N 74°37′59.0″E / 35.955694°N 74.633056°E / 35.955694; 74.633056
Naming
Native nameBilchar-Dobani (Urdu)
Geography
Dobani Peak بلچھار دوبانی is located in Pakistan
Dobani Peak بلچھار دوبانی
Dobani Peak
بلچھار دوبانی
Location in Pakistan
Dobani Peak بلچھار دوبانی is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Dobani Peak بلچھار دوبانی
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
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Location

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Part of the Karakoram range, the mountain is located as an isolated subrange southeast of the 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 the Haramosh mountains range. The mountain is 29 km (18 mi) east of the city of Gilgit. The Bagrot Valley runs along the western flank of Bilchar Dobani.[2][3]

First ascent

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

See also

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References

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  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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