Malika Parbat

Malika Parbat is known as Queen of the Mountains and is the highest peak in Kaghan Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan at an elevation of 5290m. It is about 6 kilometres south of Lake Saiful Muluk, near Ansoo Lake. The mountain is clearly visible from the popular tourist spot of Lake Saiful Maluk in Kaghan Valley. Malika Parbat is accessible from Naran-Lake Saiful Muluk side and from Batakundi-Dadar Chitta glacier.

The highest (south) summit was probably first climbed by British Army officers Willoughby and Price in 1940 and again, via a new route up the west face in 1972, by Frieder Hoflin and Wolfgang Stefan (Austria). A third ascent of the south peak is reported in 1998 by Pakistanis Omer Aziz and Rashid Butt, but sadly Butt died during the the descent. The north summit was reportedly climbed by a group of Gurkhas in 1920.

There are three summits that form Malika Parbat: Malika Parbat (north and south peak) and Malika Parbat Cresta. There are other peaks which offer considerable climbing difficulty in Siran Basin, Khabanar Valley and Burji Valley, while from Burawai, another cirqua of low peaks is equally good for mountaineering.

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