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Passu Glacier

Schematic Passu village to Passu Glacier View hike. Not a GPS track. DEM high 3,138 m. Passu Peak 7,243 m is a landmark. Glacier polygon is a feature, not this line. Batura / Yunz stays a separate held record.

Last verified 2026-09-23 vs local community

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial · author

    Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Permits and fees

Quota / restriction: Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.

PermitCostQuota / restrictionIssuerSourceVerified
Open zone — local or community feeReported (secondary) — confirm before travelNot recordedOpen zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.local communityNot recordedVerified 2026-09-23 vs local community
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This line is a schematic. The files are not a GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts36.466, 74.894
Distance4.49 km*
resolved-pin haversine; not a published trek length; not walking distance · 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascent+659 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 high minus low · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Descent0 m*
one-way stored · 2026-09-23 · provisional
High point3,138 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Low point2,479 m*
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · 2026-09-23 · dem · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeSAC T3 · YDS 2

Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog

DifficultyUngraded (schematic ingest)
SAC T3
Demanding mountain hiking. Exposed sections possible; hands may be needed for balance.
YDS Class 2
Class 2. Simple scrambling, occasional use of hands.

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Grok slug passu-batura was mapped onto passu-glacier. batura-glacier was not created.

Snout unresolved. One-way stored.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Surface

Surface is not recorded. This field is filled only from an OSM surface tag, not from the grade.

Permits & fees

No permit required.

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Trailheads

  • Passu village car-free: unknown
  • Passu Glacier View hike car-free: unknown

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Hazards

  • Glacier body not merged. Passu Peak is a landmark.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Passu Glacier?

No government walking permit is reported for Passu Glacier. That report is secondary — confirm before travel.

Passu Glacier permit quota and booking

Open zone. Not a Gilgit-Baltistan restricted-zone permit and not a CKNP Core Zone park fee.

How difficult is Passu Glacier?

Passu Glacier is graded SAC T3 · YDS 2. A sourced hazard on this record: Glacier body not merged. Passu Peak is a landmark.

How long is Passu Glacier?

The length on this record is 4.49 km (provisional). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

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