Passu Glacier is situated in the south side of Passu village, in

Karakoram Range The Karakoram () is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Most of the Karakoram mountain range is withi ...

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 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# ...

. Passu Peak is situated behind the glacier. This glacier is linked with

Batura Glacier Batura Glacier (), long, is one of the largest and longest glaciers outside of the polar regions.Tajikistan's Fedchenko Glacier is long, Siachen Glacier is long, Biafo Glacier long, and Baltoro Glacier long. The Bruggen or Pio XI Glacier ...

and many other glaciers in

Batura Muztagh __NOTOC__ The Batura Muztagh () mountains are a sub-range of the Karakoram mountain range. They are located in Passu ( Gojal Valley) in the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan province in northern Pakistan. They are the westernmost sub-range of th ...

mountain range. During the British colonial era, several explorers and surveyors documented their journeys through the Karakoram region, including observations of the Passu Glacier. These accounts provide valuable historical insights into the glacier's condition and the surrounding area's geography during that period. Notable Historical Accounts Mentioning Passu Glacier Major W. R. F. Trevelyan and Captain M. H. Berkeley (1932) In May 1932, Major Trevelyan and Captain Berkeley conducted examinations of several glaciers in the Hunza Valley, including the Passu Glacier. Their observations noted that the glacier appeared "healthy," with clean white ice extending close to its snout. They also reported that a cairn erected in 1930 remained intact, indicating minimal change in the glacier's position over the two-year period. The earliest known reference to the Passu and Batura Glaciers comes from the 1925 expedition led by Dutch geographer and explorer Dr. Philips Christiaan Visser and his wife, Jenny Visser-Hooft. Their journey is detailed in the book Among the Kara-Korum Glaciers in 1925, published in 1926. During this expedition, the Vissers established a camp at Passu in early June and surveyed approximately two-thirds of the Passu Glacier. They then proceeded to

Shimshal Shimshal (), previously known as Shingshal, is a village located in the Gojal tehsil of the Hunza District in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. It lies at an altitude of above sea level and is the highest settlement in the d ...

and returned to

Passu Passu () is a small village in the Gojal valley of Upper Hunza in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Northern Pakistan. Located along the Karakoram Highway, Passu is a tourist destination. The village is known for its landscapes and views of the ...

via Karun Pir to explore the

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Glaciers of Gilgit-Baltistan {{Pakistan-geo-stub Glaciers of the Karakoram

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