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Tirich Mir
mountain peak, Pakistan
Tirich Mir, highest peak (25,230 feet [7,690 metres]) in the Hindu Kush mountain system, lying 155 miles (249 km) north of Peshawar, Pakistan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near Afghanistan. The Upper Tirich Glacier basin is formed by Tirich Mir East, Tirich Mir (the main summit), peaks to the west, and another group to the north; these peaks form a horseshoelike semicircle. High precipices rise over the Lower Tirich Glacier and are considered avalanche threats by climbers. The first recorded ascent of Tirich Mir was made by Norwegians in July 1950.
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