Independence Peak
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Independence Peak or Qullai Istiqlol (Russian: Пик Независимости; Tajik: Қуллаи Истиқлол), at 6,940 m (22,769 ft), is the seventh-highest peak in the Pamir Mountains,[2] located at the center of Tajikistan's Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, above the source of the Yazgulem River in the Yazgulem Range. The mountain consists of three snow- and ice-covered summits and its northwest face is the source of the Fedchenko Glacier.
Independence Peak | |
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Revolution Peak | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,940 m (22,770 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,402 m (7,881 ft)[1] |
Isolation | 55.3 km (34.4 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 38°30′36″N 72°21′15″E[1] |
Geography | |
Location | GBAO, Tajikistan |
Parent range | Pamir Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1954, by A. Ugarov et al. |
Easiest route | glacier/snow climb |
The peak was originally named Dreispitz by a joint Russian–German team who discovered it in 1928, but failed to climb it due to deep snow and avalanche danger. The first ascent was made in 1954 by a Russian team led by A. Ugarov. After World War II, Dreispitz was renamed Revolution Peak (Tajik: Қуллаи Инқилоб, Qullai Inkilob), and in July 2006 it was given its current name.