The Panmah Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram range, in Shigar, a district of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Geography Panmah Muztagh's highest peaks are not particularly high by Karakoram standards, but they are exceedingly steep rock spires, unlike many of the peaks in the surrounding subranges.Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995, . In particular, the highest of the Panmah peaks, Baintha Brakk (The Ogre) (7,285 m/23,901 feet), is a very difficult climb; it has seen only three ascents. The nearby Latok group is of similar difficulty.American Alpine Journal, 2001, p. 365 Both groups lie on the north side of the long Biafo Glacier.
The Panmah Muztagh lies in the heart of the Karakoram, northwest of the Baltoro Muztagh (home of the eight thousand meter peaks of the Karakoram), and southeast of the Hispar Muztagh. On the southwest, it is separated from the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains by the Biafo Glacier. The Skamri Glacier and the Braldu Glacier separate it from the Wesm Mountains to the north. The Panmah, Nobande Sobande, Choktoi, and Chiring Glaciers lie within the range.Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
Notable peaks of the Panmah Muztagh
MountainHeight (m)Height (ft)CoordinatesProminence (m)Approximate values, from Digital Elevation DataParent mountainFirst ascentAscents (attempts) Baintha Brakk 7,28523,9011,891Distaghil Sar19773 (14)Latok I (Latok Central)7,15123,4611,475Baintha Brakk19792Latok II (Latok West)7,10823,320400Latok I19777Latok III (Latok East)6,94922,798650Latok I19795
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