Karl Marx Peak
Karl Marx Peak is a peak in Tajikistan, rising to 6,723 m, the 4th highest in Tajikistan.
Where it is
Karl Marx Peak lies in Tajikistan, in Gorno-Badakhshan.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pik Engel’sa | 6,420 m | 4.0 km |
| Lunkho | 6,872 m | 43 km |
| Pik Skalistyy | 5,013 m | 50 km |
| Baba Tungi | 6,513 m | 53 km |
| Shāh Dhār | 7,038 m | 59 km |
| Gora Bakchigir | 4,678 m | 59 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Karl Marx Peak.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khorugh | Tajikistan | 30,500 | 90 km |
| Ishqoshim | Tajikistan | 26,000 | 91 km |
| Buni | Pakistan | 50,000 | 101 km |
| Bahārak | Afghanistan | 32,551 | 141 km |
| Jurm | Afghanistan | 23,064 | 150 km |
About this mountain
At 6,723 m, this peak in Gorno-Badakhshan stands higher than Pik Engel'sa 4 km away at 6,420 m, though Lunkho rises to 6,872 m 42.6 km distant. The fourth-highest peak in Tajikistan, it has a prominence of 2,693 m above the lowest saddle to higher ground and lies 43 km from any taller summit. The first recorded ascent was in 1946. Khorugh is the nearest city, 90.1 km away with a population of 30,500.
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Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ismoil Somoni Peak | 7,495 m |
| 2 | Lenin Atyndagy Choku | 7,134 m |
| 3 | Pik Yevgenii Korzhenevskoy | 7,105 m |
| 4 | Karl Marx Peak | 6,723 m |
| 5 | Pik Garmo | 6,602 m |
| 6 | Pik Moskva | 6,593 m |
| 7 | Moskva-Pekin | 6,583 m |
| 8 | Qullai Revolyutsiya | 6,516 m |
| 9 | Pik Kalinina | 6,448 m |
| 10 | Pik Engel’sa | 6,420 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Karl Marx Peak?
- Karl Marx Peak rises to 6,723 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Karl Marx Peak?
- Karl Marx Peak is in Tajikistan, in Gorno-Badakhshan.
- Where does Karl Marx Peak rank?
- It is the 4th highest of the 35 peaks we list in Tajikistan, and #164 worldwide.
- When was Karl Marx Peak first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1946.
- What is the nearest city to Karl Marx Peak?
- Khorugh, Tajikistan, about 90 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.