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Location of the Rimo massif within the greater Karakoram region Rimo massif (Ladakh) Show map of LadakhRimo massif (India) Show map of India |
30km
19miles
Pakistan
India
China
The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.
Legend：
1：K2,
2：Gasherbrum I, K5,
3：Broad Peak,
4：Gasherbrum II, K4,
5：Gasherbrum III, K3a,
6：Gasherbrum IV, K3,
7：Distaghil Sar,
8：Kunyang Chhish,
9：Masherbrum, K1,
10：Batura Sar, Batura I,
11：Rakaposhi,
12：Batura II,
13：Kanjut Sar,
14：Saltoro Kangri, K10,
15：Batura III,
16： Saser Kangri I, K22,
17：Chogolisa,
18：Shispare,
19：Trivor Sar,
20：Skyang Kangri,
21：Mamostong Kangri, K35,
22：Saser Kangri II,
23：Saser Kangri III,
24：Pumari Chhish,
25：Passu Sar,
26：Yukshin Gardan Sar,
27：Teram Kangri I,
28：Malubiting,
29：K12,
30：Sia Kangri,
31：Momhil Sar,
32：Skil Brum,
33：Haramosh Peak,
34：Ghent Kangri,
35：Ultar Sar,
36：Rimo massif,
37：Sherpi Kangri,
38：Yazghil Dome South,
39：Baltoro Kangri,
40：Crown Peak,
41：Baintha Brakk,
42：Yutmaru Sar,
43：K6,
44：Muztagh Tower,
45：Diran,
46：Apsarasas Kangri I,
47：Rimo III,
48：Gasherbrum V
Location of the Rimo massif within the greater Karakoram region |
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| Elevation | 7,385 m (24,229 ft)
Ranked 71st |
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| Prominence | 1,438 m (4,718 ft) |
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| Coordinates | 35°21′21″N 77°22′05″E / 35.35583°N 77.36806°E / 35.35583; 77.36806 |
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| Location | India |
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| Parent range | Rimo Muztagh, Karakoram |
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| First ascent | July 28, 1988 by Nima Dorje Sherpa, Tsewang Samanla (India); Yoshio Ogata, Hideki Yoshida (Japan) |
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| Easiest route | South Face/Southwest Ridge |
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The Rimo massif lies in the northern part of the remote Rimo Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range. It is located about 20 km northeast of the snout of the Siachen Glacier and its main summit, Rimo I (alternatively Rimo Kangri I) is the world's 71st highest mountain with an elevation of 7,385 metres (24,229 ft). The massif heads the large Central Rimo Glacier (on the north side) and South Rimo Glacier (on the east side), as well as the smaller North Terong Glacier (on the west side).
Rimo means "striped mountain". The Rimo Glacier, drains to the Shyok river. Due to its remote location in the heart of the eastern Karakoram, Rimo was little-known and almost entirely unvisited until the twentieth century. Explorers Filippo De Filippi and Philip and Jenny Visser visited the area in 1914 and 1929 respectively. Adding to its isolation is the unsettled political and military situation between India and Pakistan in the region, especially the conflict around the nearby Siachen Glacier. This means that India controls access to the massif.
