Pakistan · Karakoram Range7,027 m (23,054 ft)Spantik 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for Spantik. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Established on the moraines of the Chogolungma Glacier gazing up at the sheer Northwest Face.
Carved into a narrow snow-ice ledge above the initial bergschrund and steep approach couloir.
Precarious sit-bivouac on a compact granite ledge within the lower central buttress.
Hanging stance chiseled into steep ice below the soaring overhangs of the red marble band.
Tiny snow mushroom platform perched on the knife-edge upper crest of the pillar.
High snow cave excavated into the summit ice cap in howling Karakoram gales.
Gained via rolling summit snow domes, with descent conducted along the Southwest Ridge.
Total vertical rise from Spantik Glacier Base Camp (4,300m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 36°03′24″ N, 74°57′56″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of Spantik
Spantik, also known worldwide as Golden Peak or Ghenish Chhish, is a striking 7,027-meter (23,054 ft) peak in the Spantik-Sosbun subrange of the Karakoram in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. While its Southeast Ridge is a popular high-altitude objective, its colossal Northwest Face—the Golden Pillar—is a 2,000-meter vertical wall of tiered red marble and golden granite that ranks among the most coveted and difficult big-wall alpine routes on Earth. First ascended via the Southeast Ridge in 1955 by Karl Kramer's German expedition, Spantik achieved legendary status in modern technical alpinism in August 1987 when British climbers Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders made the historic first ascent of the Golden Pillar in pure alpine style.