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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 ...
It is part of the Karakoram mountain range in the Himalayas, and located at the top of the Baltoro Glacier. [7] With an elevation of 8,034 metres (26,358 ft) it is the third-highest member of the Gasherbrum group, behind Gasherbrum I (8,080 metres or 26,510 feet) [8] and Broad Peak (8,051 metres or 26,414 feet). [9]
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 ...
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 Rimo massif lies in the northern part of the remote Rimo Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram range.It is located about 20 km northeast of the snout of the Siachen Glacier and its main summit, Rimo I (alternatively Rimo Kangri I) is the world's 71st highest mountain with an elevation of 7,385 metres (24,229 ft).
Pages in category "Mountain ranges of the Karakoram" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Batura Sar is the 25th highest mountain in the world and the second most prominent peak in the Karakoram range. [2] Since it lies at the northwest end of the Karakoram, there is no higher peak north or west of it in the world. The Batura Wall is notable for being a long (approximately 11.3 km) and imposing ridge over 7000m.
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.