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Saser Kangri Mountains
Sasir Kangri is a great mountain massif consisting of four high peaks, which rise from a glacier-clad .

Saser Kangri is the highest peak in Saser Muztagh, which is the easternmost subrange of the Karokoram in India. It is the thirty- fifth highest peak in the world.

The Saser Kangri geological formation consists of four peaks, Saser Kangri I at a height of 7,672 metres (25,170 feet) above mean sea level, Saser Kangri II east at a height of 7,518 metres above mean sea level, Saser Kangri II west at a height of 7,500 meters above mean sea level, Saser Kangri III at a height of 7,495 metres (24,590 feet) above mean sea level and the Saser Kangri IV at a height of 7,416 metres (24,330 feet) above mean sea level.

The massif lies in the northwestern direction of the Saser Muztagh at the top of the North Shukpa Kunchang Glacier. The Sakang and Pukpoche Glaciers are located on the western side of the group of mountains, which drain in to the Nubra River.

(Last Updated on : 22/01/2009)
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