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Istor-o-Nal is the third highest mountain in the Hindu Kush, in the Chitral District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is the 68th highest independent peak in the world. It crowns a massif with eleven peaks of elevation more than 7,000 m (22,966 ft). The peak is located a few kilometres northeast of Tirich Mir (the highest mountain in the Hindu Kush), across the Tirich Glacier. Because Istor-o-Nal is behind the higher peak of Tirich Mir from many viewpoints, it is not easily visible and therefore not well known.

Istor-o-Nal
Istor-o-Nal Location in Pakistan
Highest point
Elevation	7,403 m (24,288 ft)[1] Ranked 68th
Prominence	1,025 m (3,363 ft)[2]
Coordinates	36°23′13″N 71°53′21″E[3]
Geography
Location	Pakistan
Parent range	Hindu Kush
Climbing
First ascent	1955 by Ken Bankwala, Joseph E. Murphy, Jr., and Thomas A. Mutch[4][5]
Easiest route	glacier/snow/ice climb

The word "Istoro Nal" means horseshoe in the chitrali language (Istor means "horse"). The origin of the name is unclear.

Istor-o-Nal was first climbed on June 8, 1955, by the Americans Joseph E. Murphy, Jr., and Thomas A. Mutch, led by Pakistani Major Ken Bankwala,[4] on a Princeton Mountaineering Club expedition. They climbed the west ridge, starting from the south side of the peak on the Tirich Glacier. Their small, minimally financed expedition (by the standards of the time for high-altitude mountaineering) achieved what was then the second highest summit attained by Americans.[4]

See also

• List of mountains in Pakistan
• List of highest mountains

References

External links

• Expedition Istoro Nal
• Terichmir, Highest Peak in Hindukush
• Unclimbed 7000m Peaks

На других языках

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[de] Istor-o-Nal

Istor-o-Nal ist der dritthöchste Berg im Hindukusch. Der Name wird allerdings für einen Bergstock mit elf Einzelgipfeln über 7000 Metern verwendet. Der Istor-o-Nal liegt in Chitral, Pakistan nahe dem Tirich Mir. Istoro Nal bedeutet „Hufeisen“ in der Khowar-Sprache. Istor bedeutet „Pferd“. Die Herkunft des Namens ist unbekannt.

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- [en] Istor-o-Nal

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[fr] Istor-o-Nal

L'Istor-o-Nal est une montagne du Pakistan culminant à 7 403 mètres d'altitude[1]. Il est situé dans la chaîne de l'Hindou Kouch dont il constitue le troisième plus haut sommet après le Tirich Mir (7 708 m), situé à une quinzaine de kilomètres, et le Nowshak (7 492 m), à une dizaine de kilomètres.

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[ru] Истор-о-Нал

Истор-о-Нал (англ. Istor-o-Nal) — вершина в горной системе Гиндукуш в пакистанской провинции Хайбер-Пахтунхва в округе Читрал высотой 7403 метра над уровнем моря. Первое восхождение на вершину Истор-о-Нал было совершено 8 июня 1955 года американцами Джозефом Мёрфи и Томасом Матчем и пакистанским майором Кеном Банквала в рамках экспедиции Принстонского альпклуба.

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