Eight-thousander and 13th-highest mountain on Earth, located in Pakistan and China
Gasherbrum II |
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Elevation | 8,035 m (26,362 ft)[1][2][3][4] Ranked 13th |
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Prominence | 1,524 m (5,000 ft)[2] |
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Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
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Coordinates | 35°45′30″N 76°39′12″E / 35.75833°N 76.65333°E / 35.75833; 76.65333[5] |
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Location of Gasherbrum II Show map of KarakoramGasherbrum II (Gilgit Baltistan) Show map of Gilgit BaltistanGasherbrum II (Southern Xinjiang) Show map of Southern Xinjiang
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45km 30miles
Pakistan
India
China
The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.
Legend:
1:K2,
2:Gasherbrum I, K5,
3:Broad Peak,
4:Gasherbrum II, K4,
5:Gasherbrum III, K3a,
6:Gasherbrum IV, K3,
7:Distaghil Sar,
8:Kunyang Chhish,
9:Masherbrum, K1,
10:Batura Sar, Batura I,
11:Rakaposhi,
12:Batura II,
13:Kanjut Sar,
14:Saltoro Kangri, K10,
15:Batura III,
16: Saser Kangri I, K22,
17:Chogolisa,
18:Shispare,
19:Trivor Sar,
20:Skyang Kangri,
21:Mamostong Kangri, K35,
22:Saser Kangri II,
23:Saser Kangri III,
24:Pumari Chhish,
25:Passu Sar,
26:Yukshin Gardan Sar,
27:Teram Kangri I,
28:Malubiting,
29:K12,
30:Sia Kangri,
31:Momhil Sar,
32:Skil Brum,
33:Haramosh Peak,
34:Ghent Kangri,
35:Ultar Sar,
36:Rimo massif,
37:Sherpi Kangri,
38:Yazghil Dome South,
39:Baltoro Kangri,
40:Crown Peak,
41:Baintha Brakk,
42:Yutmaru Sar,
43:K6,
44:Muztagh Tower,
45:Diran,
46:Apsarasas Kangri I,
47:Rimo III,
48:Gasherbrum V
Location of Gasherbrum II |
Location | Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border |
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Parent range | Karakoram |
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First ascent | July 7, 1956, by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart[2] |
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Easiest route | Snow/ice climb |
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Gasherbrum II (Balti: རྒ་ཥཱ་བྲུམ་། - ༢, romanized: rgasha brum 2, lit. 'Beautiful Mountain 2'; Urdu: گاشر برم - ۲; simplified Chinese: 加舒尔布鲁木II峰; traditional Chinese: 加舒爾布魯木II峰; pinyin: Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù II Fēng); surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level.[1][2][3][4][6] It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China.[4] The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an Austrian expedition which included Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart.
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