Afghanistan and Pakistan Ultra-Prominence

AFGHANISTAN AND CENTRAL/SOUTHERN PAKISTAN

23 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater

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The following list includes all of the known ultra-prominences in Afghanistan (15 summits) as well as those in Pakistan to the West of the Chitral River, Peshawar and the Indus Valley. The list is broken into two groups: the Hindu Kush, and the rest of the two nations to the south of Khyber Pass. For the rest of Pakistan please see the High Asia I list - where many more higher peaks will be found.

The Pakistani peaks in the Hindu Kush are mostly very close to the border of the two nations, which approximates the high divide of the range. Tirich Mir, the highest, most prominent and most famous peak in the range has its summit wholly on the Pakistani side. Nearby Noshaq (#5 on the list) has its summit on the border and forms the highopint of Afghanistan.

Compiled 2005 by Jonathan de Ferranti, Eberhard Jurgalski and Aaron Maizlish

minor revision: March 10, 2006

Rank	Summit Name	Region	Country	Elevation (m.)	Prominence (m.)	Saddle (m.)	Latitude	Longitude	ID Code	Elev. (ft.)	Prom. (ft.)	Notes
Hindu Kush: NE Afghanistan and Kush Range in Pakistan (precise description)
1	Tirich Mir	Hindu Kush	Pakistan	7706	3908	3798	36º15'15"N	071º50'36"E	AS013	25282	12821
2	Kuh-e Bandaka (Tirgaran)	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	6812	2834	3978	36º10'45"N	070º59'00"E	AS053	22349	9298
3	HP Kuh-e Safed Khers	Northern Badakhstan	Afghanistan	5325	2470	2855	38º05'36"N	071º05'42"E	AS091	17470	8104
4	Kuh-e Chuk Shakh	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	5467	2444	3023	36º46'42"N	071º27'06"E	AS095	17936	8018
5	Noshaq	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan/Pakistan	7492	2024	5468	36º25'54"N	071º49'42"E	AS203	24580	6640
6	Kuh-i Belandtarin	Kuh-e Vakhan	Afghanistan	6286	2008	4278	37º08'45"N	073º12'54"E	AS155	20623	6588	[5]
7	Saraghrar	Hindu Kush	Pakistan	7340	1979	5370	36º32'51"N	072º07'00"E	AS212	24081	6493
8	Kuh-e Fergardi	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	5096	1850	3246	36º15'21"N	069º47'42"E	AS283	16719	6069
9	Shayaz	Hindu Kush	Pakistan	6026	1797	4229	36º38'54"N	072º49'42"E	AS315	19770	5896
10	unknown name	Northern Badakhstan	Afghanistan	5120	1775	3345	37º44'03"N	071º25'18"E	AS328	16798	5823
11	Kuh-e Shashgal	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	6290	1758	4532	35º55'48"N	071º04'48"E	AS331	20636	5768
12	Udren Zom	Hindu Kush	Pakistan	7140	1620	5520	36º31'02"N	071º55'15"E	AS458	23425	5315
13	Shah Dhar	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan/Pakistan	7038	1562	5476	36º40'18"N	072º13'54"E	AS561	23090	5125
14	Lunkho e Dosare	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan/Pakistan	6901	1561	5340	36º46'33"N	072º26'24"E	AS411	22641	5121
E1	Kuh-e Kokzaro Zaghicha	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	5126	1494	3632	35º29'09"N	069º36'39"E	AS637	16817	4902
E2	Kuh-e Mogholan	Hindu Kush	Afghanistan	4331	1491	2840	36º14'42"N	069º26'30"E	AS641	14209	4892
Afghanistan and Pakistan: South of Kabul and Khyber Pass (precise description)
1	Sikaram Sar	Spin Range	Afghanistan/Pakistan	4755	2295	2460	34º02'18"N	069º54'09"E	AS125	15600	7529
2	HP Kuh-e Baba	Bamian Velayat	Afghanistan	5048	2111	2937	34º38'36"N	067º37'30"E	AS166	16561	6926
4	Obasta Tsukai	Waziristan	Pakistan	3452	1813	1628	31º40'57"N	069º56'15"E	AS303	11325	5948
3	Ras Koh	Baluchistan	Pakistan	3003	1797	1206	28º49'42"N	065º11'42"E	AS304	9852	5896
5	Shah Tus Aqa Ghar	Ghazni Velayat	Afghanistan	4803	1734	3069	33º37'18"N	067º02'51"E	AS358	15758	5689
6	Mizri Ghar	Baluchistan	Pakistan	3111	1618	1493	31º20'27"N	070º01'45"E	AS490	10207	5308
7	Loe Nekan	Baluchistan	Pakistan	3575	1597	1985	30º15'42"N	067º18'09"E	AS500	11730	5239
8	Kuh-e Soltan Saheb	Spin Range	Afghanistan	4270	1513	2757	34º08'57"N	069º24'57"E	AS609	14009	4964
9	Kuh-e Sefid	Ghazni Velayat	Afghanistan	4750	1510	3240	33º39'42"N	067º37'33"E	AS608	15584	4954
E1	Kuh-e Jang Qal'eh	Farah Velayat	Afghanistan	4171	1476	2695	33º06'24"N	064º12'03"E	AS658	13684	4842

FOOTNOTES

We strive to have the most accurate summit elevations in every instance. Most of the data on this table was derived from Soviet era topographic maps, supplemented with place name information from various sources. Elevations were derived from Soviet mapping, mountaineering literature and from detailed analysis of SRTM data. Where there was a high degree of concurrence, elevations from the Soviet maps are used. In several cases however, the elevations are estimated from SRTM data

[5] Koh-e Belandtarin is properly in the Southern Pamirs and not in the Hindu Kush. This is the highpoint of a range in the extreme northeast of Afghanistan (Badakhshan Velayat). The range is commonly known as the Vakhan, whose highest peak is nearby Pik Karla Marksa in Tajikistan. Being on the north side of the Vakhan River, this summit connects to the mountains in Tajikistan and not directly to the other mountains in this group. The peak was surveyed at 6286m and first ascended in 1971. Other published figures of 6421m and 6331m are dubious.

DESCRIPTION OF SUB-REGIONS

This list contains all of the known ultra-prominences for Afghanistan (16), but not all of the summits in Pakistan. Regions have been divided for ease of reference, as follows:

Hindu Kush: Bounded on the northeast by Karambar Pass, which connects the Kush to the Karakoram and Himalaya. The Eastern Border is the Chitral River to its confluence with the Kabul River near Khyber Pass. The Western boundary is Panjshir Valley near Kabul, and the Surkhab River flowing north. The Northern Boundary is the Pyandsh River, which is also the northern boundary of Afghanistan. IMPORTANTLY, one ultra in far northeastern Afghanistan falls outside of this natural orometric province. This is the highpoint of the Kuh-e-Vakhan, which is included on this list for completeness. If this list were organized by lineage, this summit would connect to Tajikistan.

South of Kabul: This region includes the rest of Afghanistan and Pakistan to the South of Kabul. The summits are much lower than the Hindu Kush, these can be considered to be more desert range highpoints.

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