What is the highest mountain peak in the Hindu Kush range, located in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Tirich Mir (7,708 m)
- Step 1: Tirich Mir rises to 7,708 meters (25,289 feet) in the Chitral District of northern Pakistan.
- Step 2: It is the highest mountain peak in the world outside of the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges.
Answer
Tirich Mir (7,708 m)
Why not the others: 'Noshaq' is the second-highest peak in the Hindu Kush and the highest peak in Afghanistan; 'Istor-o-Nal' and 'Saraghrar' are prominent secondary peaks in the Chitral Hindu Kush.
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