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The Karakoram is the second-highest mountain range on Earth and part of a complex of ranges that includes the Pamir Mountains, Hindu Kush, and the Indian Himalayas. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The range contains 18 summits higher than 7,500 m (24,600 ft) in elevation , with four above 8,000 m (26,000 ft): [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] K2 (8,611 m (28,251 ft) AMSL ) (the ...
The park is divided into two zones; the core zone, occupying about 7,600 km 2 (2,900 sq mi), comprises the mountain peaks, glaciers and high level mountain areas, and their fragile ecosystem; the buffer zone comprises around 3,000 km 2 (1,200 sq mi) of mainly lower-lying areas around human settlements where unsustainable activities take place ...
Highest point; Elevation: 7,428 m (24,370 ft) [1] [2] Ranked 61st: Prominence: 1,978 m (6,490 ft) [2] Listing: Ultra: Coordinates: 2]: Geography; Location: Saltoro Ridge, Siachen, Actual Ground Position Line: Parent range: Saltoro Mountains, Karakoram: Climbing; First ascent: 1974 by Shinichi Takagi, Tsutomu Ito (Japanese): Easiest route: snow/ice climb: K12 is the second highest peak in the ...
Gasherbrum (Urdu: گاشر برم) is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. [dubious – discuss] The peaks are located within the border region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if Broad Peak ...
K2, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). [5] It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
1. The Harz Mountains. Stretching from Lower Saxony through Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, the Harz Mountains is an area well known for its charming towns with half-timbered houses and glorious ...
The Latok (Urdu: لیٹوک) group is a cluster of large and dramatic rock peaks in the Panmah Muztagh, part of the central Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan.They lie just to the east of the Ogre group, dominated by Baintha Brakk.
The Karakoram Pass (Uyghur: قاراقۇرۇم ئېغىزى) is a 5,540 m or 18,176 ft [1] mountain pass between India and China in the Karakoram Range. [2] It is the highest pass on the ancient caravan route between Leh in Ladakh and Yarkand in the Tarim Basin. 'Karakoram' literally means 'Black Gravel' in Mongolic. [3]