Koyo Zom (Urdu: کویو زوم) is the highest peak in the Hindu Raj mountain range in Pakistan at 6,872 metres (22,546 ft).[4] The Hindu Raj mountain range sits between the Hindu Kush in the west and the Karakoram in the east.
Koyo Zom | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,872 m (22,546 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 2,562 m (8,406 ft) [1] |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 36°43′21″N 73°14′17″E [2] |
Naming | |
Native name | کویو زوم (Urdu) |
Geography | |
Location | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/ Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Hindu Raj |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1968 by an Austrian expedition[3] |
Koyo Zom is located on the boundary of the Chitral-District and Gilgit-Baltistan provinces of Pakistan. It was first climbed by an Austrian expedition in 1968.
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