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Sakar Sar
Sakar SarLocation in Gilgit-BaltistanShow map of PakistanSakar SarSakar Sar (Gilgit Baltistan)Show map of Gilgit Baltistan
Highest point
Elevation	6,272 m (20,577 ft)
Coordinates	36°53′42″N 74°14′30″E / 36.89500°N 74.24167°E / 36.89500; 74.24167
Geography
Location	Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent	August 13, 1999 by a Japanese team

Sakar Sar is a mountain peak located at 6,272 metres (20,577 ft) above sea level. It lies in the Hindu Kush-Karakoram, in part in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in part in Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor.

The first successful ascent was completed by a Japanese team in August 1999.

Location

Sakar Sar is located 9 km east of the Irshad Pass on the watershed between Wachandarja in the north and Chapursan in the south. The dominance reference point is a 6,610-metre high mountain in the Karakoram, located 2.26 km east of the Koz Sar (6,677 m) . Also, a few kilometers away is Dilisang Pass, a historic and disused cross-border trading route connecting Kyrgyz people and Wakhi people settlements.

First ascent

On August 13, 1999, a Japanese team consisting of Akira Miyazawa, Makoto Ishikawa, Kanji Kamei, and Teruaki Suzuki and two carriers reached the summit.

References

"Sakar Sar" on CEP.com.pk Listed as "Sakar Sar". Retrieved 18 August 2021
"Where are the Hindu Kush Mountains?". WorldAtlas. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
^ "AAC Publications - Asia, Pakistan, Hispar Muztagh, Sakar Sar, First Ascent". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
"Attractions :: Gilgit Baltistan". visitgilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
"2004 Mock & O'Neil Wakhan Expedition Report". www.mockandoneil.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
2000 American Alpine Journal. The Mountaineers Books. ISBN 978-1-933056-47-0.

v t e Karakoram Mountains
Subranges	Batura Muztagh Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains Spantik-Sosbun Mountains Hispar Muztagh South Ghujerab Mountains Panmah Muztagh Wesm Mountains Masherbrum Mountains Baltoro Muztagh Saltoro Mountains Siachen Muztagh Rimo Muztagh Saser Muztagh
Passes	Kilik Pass Mintaka Pass Khunjerab Pass Shimshal Pass Mustagh Pass Karakoram Pass Sasser Pass Naltar Pass
Highest peaks	K2 8,611 metres Gasherbrum I 8,080 metres Broad Peak 8,051 metres Gasherbrum II 8,035 metres Gasherbrum III 7,952 metres Gasherbrum IV 7,925 metres Distaghil Sar 7,885 metres Kunyang Chhish 7,852 metres Masherbrum I 7,821 metres Batura I 7,795 metres Summa Ri I 7,286 metres Summa Ri II 7,133 metres
K-numbers	K1 Masherbrum K2 K3 Gasherbrum IV K3a Gasherbrum III K4 Gasherbrum II K5 Gasherbrum I / Hidden Peak K6 Baltistan Peak K7 K8 K9 K10 Saltoro Kangri I K11 Saltoro Kangri II K12 K13 Dansam K22 Saser Kangri I K25 Pastan Kangri K35 Mamostong Kangri

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