Shaksgam River

The Shaksgam River is located in the Shaksgam Valley in Baltistan, in a part of the disputed territory of kashmir claimed by the People's Republic of China. It flows along the Himalayan ridge line. Average temperature can fall below freezing. It is known mainly to climbers acsending the North face of K2. The shaksgam river is the longest flowing river at 15,000 feet above sea level.