Baltoro Muztagh · PakistanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Skyang Kangri

7,545 mMajor summitSnow likely Jan–Dec

Elevation7,545 mabove sea level

Prominence1,085 mindependent height

Isolation7.0 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul-9°average high

35.93° N, 76.57° EElevation 7,545 mUTC+0 · Coordinated Universal Time

From the valley to the top

Summit7,545 m
Mid-mountain6,950 m
Valley6,345 m

Freezing level in October: 2,800 m

iThe mountain

Skyang Kangri in brief

Skyang Kangri rises to 7,545 m in the Baltoro Muztagh, Pakistan. Its topographic prominence — the height it stands above the lowest contour enclosing a higher summit — is 1,085 m, a major independent summit.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of -8°, while nights stay below freezing all year. Even daytime highs stay below zero in every month.

Facts

Elevation: 7,545 m · 24,754 ft
Prominence: 1,085 m
Range: Baltoro Muztagh
Country: Pakistan
Coordinates: 35.9267, 76.5672
Nearest airport: Skardu International Airport (KDU) · 114 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 Skyang Kangri by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Skyang Kangri by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	-36°	-34°	-29°	-24°	-19°	-14°	-9°	-8°	-15°	-25°	-31°	-34°
Average low	-43°	-41°	-38°	-35°	-31°	-27°	-19°	-17°	-27°	-37°	-41°	-43°
Precipitation	75 mm	82 mm	86 mm	87 mm	70 mm	36 mm	47 mm	46 mm	36 mm	28 mm	29 mm	54 mm
Cloud cover	58%	62%	56%	47%	37%	22%	23%	23%	20%	25%	33%	50%
Daylight	9h 59	10h 53	11h 55	13h 05	14h 03	14h 35	14h 23	13h 33	12h 27	11h 19	10h 17	9h 44
Month score	26	22	24	27	36	48	45	45	48	50	49	35

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,500 m	1,800 m	2,400 m	2,950 m	3,650 m	4,400 m	5,450 m	5,600 m	4,300 m	2,800 m	2,000 m	1,600 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow	❄ snow

ivTerrain

Skyang Kangri in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Pakistan

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
K2	8,611 m	4,020 m	7.0 km SW	-16°
Broad Peak	8,051 m	1,701 m	13 km S	-13°
Gasherbrum II	8,034 m	1,524 m	20 km S	-13°
Broad Peak Central	8,011 m	196 m	12 km S	-14°
Gasherbrum III	7,946 m	355 m	20 km S	-13°
Gasherbrum IV	7,932 m	715 m	19 km S	-13°
Skil Brum	7,410 m	1,152 m	16 km SW	-9°
Chongtar Kangri	7,315 m	1,300 m	13 km W	-8°