Tirich Mir

Tirich Mir
Highest point
Elevation 7,708 m (25,289 ft)
Ranked 33rd
Prominence 3,908 m (12,822 ft)[1]
Ranked 30th
Isolation 239 kilometres (149 mi)
Listing Ultra
Coordinates 36°15′15″N 71°50′36″E / 36.25417°N 71.84333°E / 36.25417; 71.84333Coordinates: 36°15′15″N 71°50′36″E / 36.25417°N 71.84333°E / 36.25417; 71.84333[1]
Geography
Tirich Mir

Location in Pakistan

Location Pakistan
Parent range Hindu Kush
Climbing
First ascent 1950
Easiest route glacier/snow/ice

Tirich Mir (Pashto/Khowar/Urdu: ترچ میر) (alternatively Terich Mir, Terichmir and Turch Mir) is the highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range, and the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas-Karakoram range, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The mountain was first climbed in 1950 by a Norwegian expedition consisting of Arne Næss, P. Kvernberg, H. Berg, and Tony Streather. Tirich Mir overlooks Chitral town, and can be easily seen from the main bazaar.

The last village in Chitral before reaching Tirich Mir is the village of Tirich. It is located in Mulkow. The people there speak the Khowar language. The residents are available for hire as porters and tourist guides and will lead trekkers part way up the mountain, but there is a point beyond which they will not go.

It is believed the origin of the name Tirich Mir is "King of Tirich" as Tirich is the name of a side valley of the Mulkhow valley of Chitral which leads up to Tirich Mir. An alternative etymology derives its name from the Wakhi language. In Wakhi trich means shadow or darkness and mir means king so Tirich Mir means king of darkness. It could have got this name as it causes long shadows on the Wakhan side of its face.

Climate

Tirich is the coldest weather experiencing an altitude-influenced subarctic climate. There is low oxygen in this area due to high elevation. Winters are cold with average lows around −22 °C (−10 °F), and as low as −35 °C at the height of winter, which lasts from mid-October to mid-May. Summers start in June and go on up till early September, with average temperatures near 15 °C (60 °F) and little precipitation. Annual precipitation is almost entirely concentrated in the months from December to May when Tirich gets around 550 millimetres (21.7 in) water equivalent of snowfall.

Climate data for Tirich
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 5
(41)
6
(43)
10
(50)
18
(64)
25
(77)
30
(86)
33
(91)
31
(88)
29
(84)
25
(77)
15
(59)
9
(48)
33
(91)
Average high °C (°F) 5
(41)
6
(43)
7
(45)
14
(57)
17
(63)
21
(70)
27
(81)
24
(75)
20
(68)
13
(55)
4
(39)
1
(34)
27
(81)
Average low °C (°F) −12
(10)
−10
(14)
−15
(5)
−6
(21)
1
(34)
6
(43)
9
(48)
10
(50)
5
(41)
−1
(30)
−10
(14)
−19
(−2)
−5
(23)
Record low °C (°F) −35.4
(−31.7)
−30
(−22)
−31
(−24)
−25
(−13)
−17
(1)
−8
(18)
−5
(23)
−6
(21)
−7
(19)
−20
(−4)
−29
(−20)
−37
(−35)
−35.4
(−31.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 96.5
(3.799)
99.6
(3.921)
137.1
(5.398)
104.1
(4.098)
60.9
(2.398)
22.3
(0.878)
15.2
(0.598)
16.2
(0.638)
17.7
(0.697)
20.3
(0.799)
32.5
(1.28)
53.3
(2.098)
675.7
(26.602)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Afghanistan and Pakistan Ultra-Prominence". peaklist.org. Retrieved 2014-01-03.

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