Elum Ghar

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Elum Ghar, also known as Mount Elum is a 2,800 metres (9,200 ft) mountain located between the Swat and Buner districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan. Elum Ghar is the highest peak in the region, and is snow-covered most of the year. It is located west of Pir Baba's shrine in the Buner District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan.^[1] The mountain was a significant pilgrimage site for Hindus that Hindu until 1947, and is believed to be the site where a previous incarnation of the Buddha gave up his life.^[2]