Bilchar Dobani or Dobani Peak (Urdu: بلچھار دوبانی) is a 6,143-metre (20,154 ft) mountain peak located between Bilchar, Taisot, Haramosh and Bagrot valley, in Gilgit district of the autonomous territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, in Pakistan.[1]
Dobani Peak بلچھار دوبانی | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,143 m (20,154 ft) |
Coordinates | 35°57′20.5″N 74°37′59.0″E |
Naming | |
Native name | Bilchar-Dobani (Urdu) |
Geography | |
Location | Bagrot Valley, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan |
Parent range | Karakoram |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Isao Ikeuchi and Masaru Hashimoto on 9 June, 1979 |
The mountain is located as an isolated subrange in southeast of Rakaposhi subrange and southwest of Haramosh Mountains. The western face of Dobani Peak is located in the Tesot valley, and to the north of it is the Bagrot valley. In the northwest of the mountain is found the Haramosh mountains range. The mountain is found at a distance of 29 km (18 mi) east of the city of Gilgit. The Bagrot Valley runs along the western flank of Bilchhar Dobani.[2][3]
The Bilchhar Dobani was first climbed by two Japanese mountaineers Isao Ikeuchi and Masaru Hashimoto via the west face and northern ridge on 9 June 1979.[4]