Khunyang Chhish

mountain

Khunyang Chhish is a 7,852 metres (25,761 ft) mountain in the Karakoram range, in Pakistan.[1] Other ways of spelling the name are Kunyang Kish and Khiangyang Kish. Khunyang Chhish is part of the Hispar Muztagh subrange. It is the 21st highest mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Andrzej Heinrich, Jan Stryczynski, Ryszard Szafirski, and Andrzej Zawada, in 1971.[2]

Khunyang Chhish, as seen from the International Space Station

References

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  1. "Khunyang Chhish, Pakistan". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. "Khunyang Chhish: Pakistan, Karakoram, Hispar Muztagh". The American Alpine Journal. AAC Publications. 1972. Retrieved 7 May 2019.