by editor at Friday, September 18, 2009 in Mountains and Peaks
Tags: nanga parbat
This is the 9th highest peak in the world. The literal meaning of this peak is “naked mountain”. The etymological root of this mountain is in Sanskrit. It is derived from the words: “nanga’” meaning naked or bare and “parvat” meaning mountain. Due to its bare rugged structure it is being named so. It is also known as the Killer Mountain. It has been one of the deadliest mountains to climb so far and thus the name. It is not only very high and rugged but also intense and dangerous with its differing peak surroundings. The overall terrain is quite rugged.
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The western anchor to the Himalayas, this mountain is one of the highest peaks being one of the eight thousanders coming from the Himalayas. The Indus River lies in the right south of this range. It is located in the Astore District. The North of Pakistan in Kashmir is area being taken over by the mountain peak. Right at the north of it is the Karakoram ranges.
The straight shooting high vertical limit of the range is one of the main features of this range. The local terrains dissipate in non-uniform directions in different ways. The south of the Nanga Parbat is the one of the highest mountain faces of the world as relief. This Rupal Face rises about 4,600m above the base feet. The north of the complex is quite gently sloping. The Rakhiot Flank rises well above 7,000m right from the Indus River slope. It is just 27km away from the general elevation of ten greatly elevating points of the Earth. The entire structure surrounding this mountain is quite complex and have several unpredictable elevations.