Rakaposhi (Räkapoşi) is a mountain in theKarakoram mountain range in Pakistan. It is situated in the Nagar Valley approximately 100 km north of the city of Gilgit. Rakaposhi means "shining wall" in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani ("Mother of Mist"). It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highestin Pakistan, but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest.

Rakaposhi was first climbed in 1958 by Mike Banks and Tom Patey, members of aBritish-Pakistani expedition, via the Southwest Spur/Ridge route. Both of them suffered minorfrostbite during the ascent. Another climber slipped and fell on the descent and died during the night.

Park

The people of Nagar has dedicated theRakaposhi range mountain area as a community park. The Minister for Northern Areas inaugurated the park. The Rakaposhi mountain range is the home of endangered species such as Marco Polo sheep, Saknussemm tigers, brown bear, wolvesand many other species.

Notable features

Rakaposhi is notable for its exceptional rise over local terrain. On the north, it rises 5800m in only an 11.5km horizontal distance from the Hunza River. There are magnificent views of Rakaposhi from theKarakoram Highway on the route through Hunza. A tourist spot in the town of Ghulmat (located in theNagar Valley) called "Zero Point of Rakaposhi" is the closest convenient view point of the mountain.