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Baltoro Muztagh · PakistanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Skil Brum

7,410 mPakistan / China borderMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec
Elevation7,410 mabove sea level
Prominence1,152 mindependent height
Isolation9.1 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul-9°average high
35.85° N, 76.42° EElevation 7,410 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit7,410 m
  • Mid-mountain6,810 m
  • Valley6,210 m

Freezing level in October: 2,700 m

iThe mountain

Skil Brum in brief

Skil Brum rises to 7,410 m in the Baltoro Muztagh, Pakistan. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,152 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -9°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

The summit lies on the border between Pakistan and China, so it appears in the mountain lists of both countries.

Facts

Elevation
7,410 m · 24,311 ft
Prominence
1,152 m
Range
Baltoro Muztagh
Country
Pakistan
Coordinates
35.8503, 76.4200
Nearest airport
Skardu International Airport (KDU) · 98 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Skil Brum by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-45°-40°-35°-30°-25°-20°-15°-10°-5°0°-35°-40°Jan-32°-39°Feb-28°-36°Mar-23°-33°Apr-18°-30°May-14°-26°Jun-9°-19°Jul-9°-18°Aug-16°-27°Sep-25°-36°Oct-31°-40°Nov-34°-40°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Skil Brum by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high-35°-32°-28°-23°-18°-14°-9°-9°-16°-25°-31°-34°
Average low-40°-39°-36°-33°-30°-26°-19°-18°-27°-36°-40°-40°
Precipitation84 mm89 mm94 mm95 mm74 mm31 mm38 mm34 mm32 mm29 mm31 mm56 mm
Cloud cover65%69%63%52%40%24%25%25%22%29%40%57%
Daylight9h 5910h 5311h 5513h 0514h 0314h 3414h 2213h 3312h 2711h 1910h 189h 45
Month score201718233349484949504531

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
Snow likely Jan–Dec
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level1,650 m1,950 m2,550 m3,100 m3,700 m4,300 m5,250 m5,350 m4,100 m2,700 m2,000 m1,750 m
Summit❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow❄ snow
ivTerrain

Skil Brum in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Pakistan
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
K28,611 m4,020 m9.1 km E-16°
Broad Peak8,051 m1,701 m14 km E-13°
Gasherbrum II8,034 m1,524 m23 km SE-13°
Broad Peak Central8,011 m196 m13 km E-14°
Gasherbrum III7,946 m355 m22 km SE-13°
Gasherbrum IV7,932 m715 m20 km SE-13°
Skyang Kangri7,545 m1,085 m16 km NE-9°
Chongtar Kangri7,315 m1,300 m7.7 km N-8°