Hindu Kush| Range Type | Mountain range with well-recognized name | | Highest Point | Tirich Mir (7708 m/25,289 ft) | | Countries | Afghanistan (62%), Pakistan (38%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | States/Provinces | Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (25%), Gilgit-Baltistan (11%), Federally Administered Tribal Areas (2%)
(numbers are approximate percentage of range area) | | Area | 154,488 sq km / 59,648 sq mi
Area may include lowland areas | | Extent | 507 km / 315 mi North-South
596 km / 370 mi East-West | | Center Lat/Long | 36° 11' N; 71° 19' E | | Map Link | Microsoft Bing Map |
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Map of Hindu Kush
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Major Peaks of the Hindu Kush| Ten Highest Peaks | | Rank | Peak Name | m | ft | Range4 | | 1. | Tirich Mir | 7708 | 25,289 | | | 2. | Tirich Mir East | 7691 | 25,233 | | | 3. | Tirich Mir West II | 7500+ | 24,606+ | | | 4. | Noshaq | 7492 | 24,580 | | | 5. | Tirich Mir West | 7487 | 24,564 | | | 6. | Istor-o-Nal | 7403 | 24,288 | | | 7. | Tirich Mir West III | 7400 | 24,278 | | | 8. | Istor-o-Nal North | 7373 | 24,190 | | | 9. | Saraghrar | 7349 | 24,111 | | | 10. | Tirich Mir West IV | 7338 | 24,075 | | | Sub-peaks are excluded from this list. List may not be complete, since only summits in the PBC Database are included. |
Photos of Peaks in the Hindu Kush
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