Muztagh Ata, Mountain peak in Kashgar Prefecture, China.

Muztagh Ata is a 7,546-meter peak within the Pamir Mountains, positioned at the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Its gentle western slope and consistent weather patterns give it a reputation for being more approachable than other summits in this altitude range.

Swedish explorer Sven Hedin made the first documented climb attempt in 1894. A Chinese-Soviet team finally reached the summit in 1956.

The name is Uyghur for 'Father of the Ice Mountains', written مۇز تاغ ئاتا in the Uyghur Arabic script and 慕士塔格峰 in Chinese. Michael Witzel links it to Mūjavant, the mountain in the Ṛgveda from which the best soma comes, and to a Muža tribe named in the Avesta. The peak stands in Uyghur and Sariqoli (Saka) country in southwestern Xinjiang.

July and August provide the best climbing conditions due to stable weather and lower storm risk. A base camp at 4,450 meters allows climbers to acclimatize gradually before attempting higher elevations.

In 1980 a party led by Ned Gillette made the first ski ascent and descent of a peak above 7,500 m on the standard west ridge route. On 23 August 2005 Benedikt Böhm and Sebastian Haag went from the 4,450 m base camp to the summit and back on skis in about ten and a half hours. Markus Amon lowered the record to 8 hours 50 minutes on 12 August 2009.