Angel Sar

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| name = Angel Sar

| other_name = Angelus
Angel Peak

| photo = Angel Sar.jpg

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| photo_caption = East aspect

| map = Karakoram relief#Gilgit Baltistan#Pakistan#

| label_position = bottom

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| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Angel Sar

| map_caption = Location in Pakistan

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| elevation_m = 6802

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| elevation_ref = Open Topo Map, Retrieved May 29, 2025.

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| prominence_m = 462

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| prominence_ref ={{cite peakbagger|id=10516|name=Angel Peak, Pakistan|access-date=May 29, 2025}}

| parent_peak = K2

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| isolation_km = 0.12

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| listing = List of mountains in Pakistan

| coordinates = {{coord|35|50|57|N|76|29|26|E|type:mountain_region:PK_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite web|url = http://wikimapia.org/10368005/Angel-peak-Angel-Sar|title = Angel Peak (Angel Sar)| publisher = wikimapia.org| accessdate = 31 December 2009}}

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| native_name = {{native_name |ur|{{nq|اینجل سر}}}}

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| country = Pakistan

| state_type = Administrative Area

| state = Gilgit-Baltistan

| region_type = Division

| region = Baltistan

| district_type = District

| district = Shigar

| part_type = Protected area

| part = Central Karakoram National Park[https://fwegb.gov.pk/cknp/ Central Karakoram National Park], Forest, Wildlife & Environment Department, Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, Retrieved May 29, 2025.

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| range = Baltoro Muztagh

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| first_ascent = 9 August 1983

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Angel Sar also known as Angelus or Angel Peak ({{langx|ur|{{nq|اینجل سر}}}}) is a {{convert|6802|m|ft|adj=on}} high mountain in the Baltoro Muztagh range of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The peak is on the southwest ridge of K2, the second highest mountain on Earth. The mountain was first climbed on 9 August 1983 by Michel Afanassieff and Claude Stucki.Naseer Ullah Awan, The Unique Mountains, Alpine Club of Pakistan, 1990, p. 182.{{cite web|url=http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12198429601/Asia-Pakistan-Angelus|title=Asia, Pakistan, Angelus}}

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Angel Sar is located in a tundra climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and cool summers.{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | issn = 1027-5606}} Weather systems are forced upwards by the mountains (orographic lift), causing heavy precipitation in the form of rainfall and snowfall. October through November is the monsoon season. The months of June, July, and August offer the most favorable weather for visiting or climbing this peak.[https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/K2 K2 – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering information], Mountain-forecast.com, Retrieved May 29, 2025.