Darkot pass (), also known as "Darku," is a high mountain pass with an elevation of 15,430 ft. Open from May through October, it connects the Baroghil Valley in

Chitral Chitral () is a city situated on the Kunar River, Chitral River in northern area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It serves as the capital of the Lower Chitral District, and was previously the capital of Chitral District, and before ...

with the Rawat Valley in the

Ghizer District Ghizer District () is a district of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by ...

Gilgit Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

. It is notable for being the site of the 1870 death of British explorer George Hayward during the Great Game The pass is about 10 miles to the east of Koyo Zom (Zum) (6872m), the highest peak in

. The border between Chitral and Northern Areas runs through the pass over Darkot Glacier. Eight miles to the south is Darkot village on the Darkot River, a small tributary of Ghizer River). To the southwest of Darkot pass is

. Ten miles to the northwest of the pass is Chilmarabad, a village one mile south of the Boroghil pass. Darkut and Glacier

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Mountain passes of Gilgit-Baltistan Upper Chitral District Ghizer District {{GilgitBaltistan-geo-stub

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