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Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains

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29: 150: 623: 157: 120: 113: 291:(7,409 m/24,308 ft), are among the largest in the world in terms of rise above local terrain, due to their positions near very low valleys. Rakaposhi rises dramatically above a bend in the Hunza River, forming the western anchor of the range, while Haramosh stands on the north side of the Indus River, in the south-central portion of the range. 149: 664: 683: 68: 112: 693: 688: 518: 459: 400: 341: 657: 650: 61: 28: 638: 571: 622: 262: 8: 630: 246: 196: 634: 242: 230: 203: 677: 533: 520: 474: 461: 415: 402: 356: 343: 234: 83: 70: 269: 277: 273: 551: 492: 387: 433: 328: 284: 227: 210: 133: 44: 446: 288: 250: 186: 265: 132:
Location of the Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains within the greater
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Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains are bordered by Barpu and the
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Rakaposhi
Elevation
Coordinates
36°2′N 74°44′E / 36.033°N 74.733°E / 36.033; 74.733
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains is located in Karakoram
Karakoram
Rakaposhi-Haramosh Mountains is located in Gilgit Baltistan
Pakistan
Gilgit-Baltistan
Parent range
Karakoram
Karakoram
range
Bagrot Valley
Gilgit
Nagar
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
Chogo Lungma
Glaciers
Shigar River
Indus
Hunza River
Rakaposhi
Haramosh
Rakaposhi
36°08′33″N 74°29′21″E / 36.14250°N 74.48917°E / 36.14250; 74.48917
K2
Malubiting

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