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Passu Glacier

Schematic Passu village to Passu Glacier View hike. Not a GPS track. DEM high 3,136 m. Passu Peak 7,243 m is a landmark. Glacier polygon is a feature, not this line. Batura / Yunz stays a separate held record.

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Distance 4.49 km provisional (pin-to-pin derivation) · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 1d · SAC T3 · Ungraded (schematic ingest)

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Passu Glacier, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/passu-glacier

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author

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

Forecast at page generation, 2026-11-07T11:29:26.940Z

Representative point on Passu Glacier: 36.454°, 74.846°, about 3136 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: -5°C, Partly cloudy.

  • 2026-11-07 Fog, -12–-3°C
  • 2026-11-08 Fog, -12–-1°C
  • 2026-11-09 Fog, -13–-2°C

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Sourced record

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Permits and fees are shown once, from the permit record.

Stored line for Passu Glacier, from 36.466°, 74.894° to 36.454°, 74.846°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

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 · read 2026-09-23 · editorial · provisional
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point3,136 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point2,478 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routeout-and-back
Days1
Seasonunverified
GradeUngraded (schematic ingest)

Catalog entry

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.
Elevation
2479280931384.49 km

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

Snout unresolved. One-way stored.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Conditions, fees and rules change. Confirm with the issuer and local authorities before you go. This is a reference, not a substitute for local advice. Terms

No permit required.

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Hazards

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

Getting there

No sourced gateway chain yet.

Getting there car-free

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

Trailheads

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

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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