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Angel Sar

6,802m

Baltoro Muztagh

Summit weather

KhRizwani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation
6,802m
Prominence
464m
Relief
1,969mabove the lowest point within 5 km
Steepest slope
64°within 1 km of the summit
Snow at the summit
May–OctSee month by month ↓
Summit
35.8489°N, 76.4911°E

Mountain in Pakistan

Angel Sar is a mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh (Pakistan). Its summit stands 6,802 m above sea level. Its prominence — how far it rises above the highest saddle linking it to a taller summit — is 464 m.

From the lowest point within 5 km (4,833 m), it rises 1,969 m. The steepest side is the east face: 51° on average over the first kilometre. In places the ground near the top reaches 64° — terrain for climbers, not walkers.

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Scores

Angel Sar for skiers and climbers

Two scores out of 10, built only from open data — every part is shown. They describe what the mountain offers, not how safe it is.

Hiking & mountaineering

3.4/10

Difficulty to the top

Expedition

Above 6,500 m: an expedition peak (altitude, logistics, often permits). Glaciers around the top.

Indicative only — never a safety assessment. Conditions change: ask local guides and check the forecast.

  • 0.0/2.50 waymarked routes and 0 path sections nearby
  • 0.0/1.50 huts and shelters
  • 2.0/21,969 m of ascent from the valley
  • 1.2/1.5464 m of prominence
  • 0.0/1.50 months with summit afternoons above −5 °C
  • 0.3/1via ferratas, climbing and glaciers

Ski score

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No ski runs within 12 km in OpenStreetMap.

How these scores are made

Ski (where OpenStreetMap has skiing within 12 km): up to 4 points for the length of downhill runs (300 km or more = 4), 1.5 for the number of lifts (40+), 1.5 for the vertical between lift stations (1,500 m) and 3 for the snow season — a month counts when the estimated mean temperature at the height of the ski area is −1 °C or lower and snow falls or lies there (NASA POWER, 2001–2020). Hiking & mountaineering: up to 2.5 for waymarked routes and paths, 1.5 for huts, 2 for the ascent from the valley (2,000 m), 1.5 for prominence (3,000 m), 1.5 for the season (months with summit afternoons above −5 °C) and 1 for via ferratas, climbing and glaciers. OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: where few things are mapped, a score can be lower than reality.

Plan your visit

Stay, climb and get there

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Snow

When there is snow on Angel Sar

At the summit, snow from May to October (some years all year). Month by month below, at different heights on the way up.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Summit6,802 msnow from May to October (some years all year)
Snow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow some of the timeSnow some of the time
Halfway up5,818 msnow from May to October (some years all year)
Snow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow on the ground all monthSnow some of the timeSnow some of the time
Foot of the mountain4,833 msnow in June (some years from November to July)
Snow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow some of the timeSnow on the ground all monthSnow some of the timeNo snowSnow some of the timeNo snowSnow some of the timeSnow some of the time
  • Snow on the ground all month
  • Snow some of the time
  • No snow
  • This month

Estimate for a normal year: average temperature and precipitation from NASA POWER, carried to each height, in a simple model of snow building up and melting. In a given year snow can come earlier or stay longer. It does not replace the local snow and avalanche bulletin.

Summit weather

Angel Sar, month by month

Not a forecast: long-term averages (1991–2020), carried up to the summit. The orange line is where an average afternoon reaches 0 °C; above the dashed blue line it freezes even at dawn.

On an average July afternoon the summit reaches about -7 °C; on January nights it falls to about -38 °C. Even in the warmest month the summit stays below freezing all day: ice and snow all year round. Even at its highest, in July, the 0 °C line reaches only about 5,750 m: 1,052 m below the summit.

2,000 m4,000 m6,000 mSUMMIT · 6,802 mJanuary: 2,060 mFebruary: 2,450 mMarch: 3,120 mApril: 3,940 mMay: 4,580 mJune: 5,230 mJuly: 5,750 mAugust: 5,720 mSeptember: 5,010 mOctober: 4,010 mNovember: 3,030 mDecember: 2,350 mJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0 °C on an average afternoon 0 °C at dawn the summit
MonthSummit high °CSummit low °C0 °C line (m)Rain & snow (mm)Wet daysSun h/day
January-31-382,0601945.9
February-28-362,4502256.0
March-24-333,1201957.6
April-19-283,9402268.6
May-14-234,5802469.5
June-10-195,2302058.2
July-7-155,7502569.1
August-7-155,7202568.4
September-12-195,0101647.9
October-18-264,010728.1
November-24-323,0301327.5
December-29-362,350926.2

Estimate: the NASA POWER climate of a ~55 km cell (average height 5,153 m), adjusted to the summit by −6.5 °C per 1,000 m. Rain, wet days and sunshine are those of the region. Mountain weather changes fast — always check a local forecast. ★ = mildest months at the top.

Relief

The mountain in profile

Two cuts through the summit, 16 km long, from the 30 m Copernicus elevation model. True scale: no vertical exaggeration.

West – east
6,802 m5,053 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmWE
South – north
6,802 m4,833 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km10 km12 km14 km16 kmSN
Steepness by direction
30°N: 44°NNE: 31°NEE: 51°ESE: 41°SES: 35°SSW: 47°SWW: 45°WNW: 51°NW

Average slope of the first kilometre from the summit. The orange petal is the steepest side.

Around the mountain

Huts, lifts and trails around Angel Sar

Counted around the summit in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. The satellite plate shows 14 × 14 km.

Angel Sar seen from above (Sentinel-2) N 5 km

Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 14 × 14 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • —mountain huts and shelters
  • —cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and rack railways
  • —ski areas
  • —waymarked hiking routes
  • —via ferratas
  • —climbing crags and routes
  • 8named glaciers

    گاڈون آسٹن گلیشیر, براڈ پیک گلیشیر, Biange Glacier, کھَل کھَل گلیشیر and 4 more

  • 2viewpoints

    布洛阿特峰 بروڈ پیک, 乔戈里峰 کے ٹو

  • 7campsites

    K2 Base Camp, Broad Peak Base Camp, کیمپ 1, کیمپ 2 and 3 more

  • —hotels, B&Bs and chalets
  • —restaurants and cafés

OpenStreetMap is built by volunteers: a low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Photos

Seen by climbers and visitors

K2 morning
Mamaev Andrei · CC BY-SA 3.0
Angel Sar
Mamaev Andrei · CC BY-SA 3.0

Recent years

How each month compared at the summit

Afternoon high at the summit (estimate). The first row is the reference, the 1991–2020 average in °C; the years show only the difference.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1991–2020 average-31-28-24-19-14-10-7-7-12-18-24-29
2020−1.4+0.1±0.0−0.3±0.0−0.6−1.2+0.2+0.4+0.2−0.1−1.2
2021−0.3+1.9+0.7−2.6−0.1−0.8+0.5−1.2+2.1±0.0−1.6−1.1
2022+0.2−1.4+2.2+2.3+1.5+0.1+2.3+0.4+2.1+0.8+0.6+0.9
2023+0.8+1.6+1.6−0.4−1.2+0.7+0.2+0.4+0.9+0.2+1.5+1.2
2024+1.8−1.5−0.2−0.2+1.6+0.2+0.5+1.4+1.9+2.0+2.4−0.5
2025+1.8+0.6−0.4+1.1+2.8+2.3+1.9+1.2+2.4+0.9+0.7+3.0

+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual

About these numbers

Names, elevation, prominenceWikidata (Q4762274) · CC0
Relief, 3D view, profilesCopernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA
ClimateNASA POWER, 1991–2020 · CC BY 4.0
Around the mountain© OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL
ImagesEOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons

Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.

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