The Hispar Valley (also spelled Hisper valley, situated in

Gilgit-Baltistan Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...

, Pakistan, is the final valley in the Nagar region. It is located approximately two kilometers downstream from the 49-kilometer-long

Hispar Glacier Hispar Glacier (; ) is a 49-km (30-mile) long glacier situated in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It converges with the Biafo Glacier, which extends for 67 kilometers (42 miles), at the Hispar La (Pass), reaching an al ...

. The valley is roughly 28 km from Nagar Khas and 25 km from

Hopar Valley The Hopper Valley (Urdu: وادی ہوپر), also spelled Hopar Valley, is a section of the Nagar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated approximately 10 km from Nagar Khas, the main city of the Nagar Valley. Hopper Valley is k ...

. It is accessible via a road leading from the

Karakoram Highway The Karakoram Highway (, ), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (), N-35, and the ChinaPakistan Friendship Highway, is a National Highways of Pakistan, national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab p ...

towards Nagar and the Hopar Valley. The Hispar Valley serves as a vital link between the Nagar and

Shigar Shigar () is the headquarter of its namesake district and tehsil in the Baltistan division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Shigar River in the most remote part of the region. It is a popular si ...

districts, connected by the Hispar Pass at an elevation of 5,128 m (16,824 ft).

Peaks, glaciers and mountain passes

Peaks

Golden Peak Spantik, also known as Golden Peak, is a mountain situated in the Spantik-Sosbun Mountains, Spantik-Sosbun subrange within the Karakoram range. It is located in the Shigar District, within the Gilgit-Baltistan region administered by Pakistan. The ...

Miar Peak Miar Peak () is a 6,824-meter high mountain of the Karakoram range in Hispar Valley in the Nagar Valley and Bagrot Valley of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It lies southeast of Diran peak (7,257 m) and northwest of Malubiting peak (7,428 m). Images ...

Malubiting Malubiting (), also known as Malubiting West, ranks as the second highest peak between the Haramosh and Hispar valleys in the Karakoram range in Pakistan. It is situated between Bilchar Dobani and Haramosh Peak, in the Gilgit-Baltistan regi ...

* Hispar Sar * Kunyang Chhish * Hispar Sar

Glaciers

Biafo Glacier The Biafo Glacier () is a glacier located within the Karakoram mountain range in the Hispar Valley, Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It extends over a considerable distance, measuring in length, and ranks as one of the largest gla ...

Mountain passes

Hispar Pass Hispar Pass or Hispar La (; ) (el. 5,128 m/16,824 ft) is a high-altitude, non-technical mountain pass in the Karakoram Range in Nagar District, Pakistan. At the pass, the Biafo Glacier (63 km long) and Hispar Glacier (49 km long) ...

Valleys nearby

Hoper Valley The Hopper Valley (Urdu: وادی ہوپر), also spelled Hopar Valley, is a section of the Nagar Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is situated approximately 10 km from Nagar Khas, the main city of the Nagar Valley. Hopper Valley is k ...

* Nagarkhas *

Nagar Valley Nagar Valley once a princely state, now stands as one of the ten districts within the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. This valley is situated along the renowned Karakoram Highway, as one travels northward from the city of Gilgit. The vall ...

* Sumayar Valley *

Hunza Valley The Hunza Valley (; ) is a mountainous valley located in the northern region of the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Geography The valley stretches along the Hunza River and shares borders with Ishkoman Valley, Ishkoman to the northwest, Shigar Val ...

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