Mukshpuri, Mushkpuri, or Mukeshpuri ^{[dubious – discuss]}is a 2,800-metre-high (9,200 ft) mountain in the Nathia Gali Hills, in the Circle Bakote Region of Abbottabad District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in northern Pakistan. It is 90 kilometres (56 mi) north of Islamabad, just above Dunga Gali in the Nathia Gali area of Ayubia National Park. It is the second highest peak in the Galyat Region after Miranjani which is located at 2,992 metres (9,816 ft).[1] Much of the mountain is covered with Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests.[2] ^{[better source needed]}

This article's factual accuracy is disputed. (July 2022)

Mukeshpuri
Snowy Mountains of Mukeshpuri
Highest point
Elevation	2,800 m (9,200 ft)
Coordinates	34°04′N 73°23′E
Geography
Country	Pakistan
Province	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District	Abbottabad District

The peak

The route from Nathia Gali on western side of mountain is a steady and 4-kilometre-long (2.5 mi) climb. The mountain also has a route on the Dunga Gali side, with a steeper slope. There is a bird sanctuary on this side created with the help of the European Union.

From the top of Mukeshpuri peak, on the eastern edge of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the following areas can be seen: — Circle Bakote, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology, Jhelum River, the Bagh District of Azad Kashmir, in the south the city of Murree and the Murree Tehsil, as well as Islamabad.[3]

Gallery

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  Mukeshpuri mountain and the Nathia Gali in Ayubia National Park
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  The top of Mukeshpuri peak
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  View from Mukeshpuri
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  Conifer forests on the mountain.
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  Mushkpuri Top

See also

• List of mountains in Pakistan
• Galyat region - the local region and its towns
• Muree - adjacent in the Murree District

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References

External links

• Murree travel guide from Wikivoyage

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