title: Trango Glacier
text: # Trango Glacier
  
  Trango Glacier (Chinese: 川口冰川, Urdu: ترانگو گلیشیر) is a glacier in the Baltoro Muztagh range of the Karakoram in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
  
  ## Geography
  
  It flows from north to south on the west side of the Trango Towers and joins the Baltoro Glacier.
  
  The Great Trango Tower declared a record holder for the "greatest nearly vertical drop" in the world at 1,340 metres (4,400 ft) and has a height of 6,286 metres (20,623 ft).
  
  