Hispar Pass
Hispar Pass or Hispar La is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. At the pass, the Biafo Glacier and Hispar Glacier meet to form the world's longest glacial traverse outside of the polar regions, 100 kilometers in length.
- Pass with an elevation of 5,151 metres (16,900 feet)
- Description: mountain pass
- Also known as“Hispar Dawan”“Khisper Pass”
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Latitude
36.00795° or 36° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
75.64062° or 75° 38′ 26″ east
Open location code
8J8Q2J5R+56
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Urdu—“Hispar Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hispar Pass”
- German: “Hispar La”
- German: “Hispar-La-Pass”
- German: “Hispar-Pass”
- Urdu: “درہ ہسپر”
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