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Sakar Sar

Elevation
6,271 m
#216
in the world
#7
in Afghanistan

Sakar Sar is a mountain in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rising to 6,271 m, the 7th highest we list in Afghanistan, part of the Hindu Kush.

Range
#5 in the range
Nearest town
74 km away
First ascent
13 August 1999
Wikidata, single dated ascent

Where it is

Sakar Sar

Sakar Sar sits on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and is counted in each.

Key facts

Elevation
6,271 m (20,574 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Coordinates
36.899, 74.245

How it ranks

Among peaks in Afghanistan
#7of 32
LargestSmallest
In the Hindu Kush
#5of 9
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#216of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Batura Sar7,795 m50 km
Shispare7,611 m64 km
Concord Peak5,469 m64 km
Bojohaghur Duanasir7,329 m69 km
Ladyfinger Peak6,000 m69 km
Ultar Sar7,388 m71 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Sakar Sar.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
KarimabadPakistan16,00074 km
GilgitPakistan216,760109 km
JaglotPakistan27,000139 km
BuniPakistan50,000191 km
SkarduPakistan260,000218 km

About this mountain

At 6,271 m, Sakar Sar ranks seventh among Afghanistan's listed peaks and 45th in Pakistan. The mountain sits on the border between the two countries in the Hindu Kush. Batura Sar, at 7,795 m, stands 49.8 km away as the nearest higher peak in the dataset. The first recorded ascent was in 1999.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Noshaq7,485 m
2Lunkho6,872 m
3Kūh-e Bandaka6,812 m
4Kōh-e Bandakā6,812 m
5Baba Tungi6,513 m
6Kōh-e Tūlōksā6,435 m
7Sakar Sar6,271 m
8Qal‘ah-ye Sorkhī6,171 m
9Kōh-e Mēnjān6,130 m
10Kōh-e Sar-e Tund6,001 m

Common questions

How tall is Sakar Sar?
Sakar Sar rises to 6,271 m (20,574 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Sakar Sar?
Sakar Sar sits on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Where does Sakar Sar rank?
It is the 7th highest of the 32 peaks we list in Afghanistan, and #216 worldwide.
When was Sakar Sar first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1999.
What is the nearest city to Sakar Sar?
Karimabad, Pakistan, about 74 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.