Gilgit-Baltistan · Nagar Valley
The Shining Wall.
May – October 1–2 days Peaks & Passes
Rakaposhi (7,788 m) — 'Shining Wall' in Burushaski — rises between the Nagar and Bagrote valleys. It is among the few peaks on Earth that drop almost 6,000 m from summit to base in one unbroken sweep.
You can see it from the Karakoram Highway near Gilgit and Hunza, or head to a viewpoint for sunrise when the ice catches fire.
01Rakaposhi viewpoint on the KKH
02Nagar Valley villages
03Sunrise over the Shining Wall
04Hopar Glacier in Nagar
PhotographyHashoo Foundation (CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · Fareehaz (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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