The renowned Khunjerab pass is probably the highest pass with the Karakorum Highway running over it is the well paved with the international border separating the country from the mainland china. the many winding loops of this road represent a spectacular view from the top that leads all the way to the top and into the Chinese territory. You can conduct3 hours driving trip to this amazing pass from the Gulmit continental hotel during your stay. In 1982 this highest point pass was eventually constructed and was outdated the unpaved Mintaka klik passes being the much older passes of the Karakorum range.
The Khunjerab Pass for the Karakoram Highway was proposed in 1966. Being within the south Xinxiang region and the northern border of Pakistan located on an altitude of 15,397 highest pass. This world’s highest pass is accessible from the newly formed Attabad lake via the Karakorum highway.
The grand Khunjerab national park is apparently the high-altitude park in the Gilgit Baltistan. The endangered species such as the Marco polo sheep the Himalayan ibex and snow leopard inhibit within and in its vicinity. This park is situated at nearby the sost village and sost dry port. This large park stretches between the two regions of Pakistan and China located at an altitude of 16000 above the sea level.
This vast national park lies between the west Tibetan plateau and the Karakorum is considered to be the most significant mountain biodiversity heritage between the two neighboring countries. The wildlife conservation organisation the WWF has long been a management plan to safe guard the flora and fauna in order to save the endangered species of the park this is carried out by the community-based conservation. The objective to do so is to curb the grazing and avoid being barren in order to save and improve the population marcopolo sheep, snow leopard and the Himalayan ibex.