Sakar Sar
Sakar Sar is a mountain in Afghanistan and Pakistan, rising to 6,271 m, the 7th highest in Afghanistan, part of the Hindu Kush.
Where it is
Sakar Sar sits on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and is counted in each.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Batura Sar | 7,795 m | 50 km |
| Shispare | 7,611 m | 64 km |
| Concord Peak | 5,469 m | 64 km |
| Bojohaghur Duanasir | 7,329 m | 69 km |
| Ladyfinger Peak | 6,000 m | 69 km |
| Ultar Sar | 7,388 m | 71 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Sakar Sar.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karimabad | Pakistan | 16,000 | 74 km |
| Gilgit | Pakistan | 216,760 | 109 km |
| Jaglot | Pakistan | 27,000 | 139 km |
| Buni | Pakistan | 50,000 | 191 km |
| Skardu | Pakistan | 260,000 | 218 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
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noshaq | 7,485 m |
| 2 | Lunkho | 6,872 m |
| 3 | Kūh-e Bandaka | 6,812 m |
| 4 | Kōh-e Bandakā | 6,812 m |
| 5 | Baba Tungi | 6,513 m |
| 6 | Kōh-e Tūlōksā | 6,435 m |
| 7 | Sakar Sar | 6,271 m |
| 8 | Qal‘ah-ye Sorkhī | 6,171 m |
| 9 | Kōh-e Mēnjān | 6,130 m |
| 10 | Kōh-e Sar-e Tund | 6,001 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Sakar Sar?
- Sakar Sar rises to 6,271 m. 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.