| Highest Mountains of Pakistan |
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The mountain wealth makes the Pakistan an important mountain country and gives great opportunities to the climbers, trekkers, nature seekers and related mountain adventure activities. The compelling charm of these high, challenging, endless sea of rugged and ice pinnacles lure large number of mountaineers and nature lovers from across the continents to Northern Pakistan each year. Northern part of Pakistan, which is endowed with most unique geographical feature in the world, here three greatest, lofty and spectacular mountain ranges, Karakoram, Himalayas and Hindu-Kush. In an area about 500kms in width and 350kms in depth, is found the most dense collection of the some of the highest and precipitous peaks in the world, boasting more than 7000 peaks above 6000M and more than 160 peaks above 7000M.
There are five peaks out of fourteen above 8000M high on the earth, the second highest rock pyramid, the K-2 (8611M), the Nanga Parbat (8125M), also known as the “Killer Mountain”, the Hidden Peak (8068), the Broad Peak (8047M) and the Gasherbrum-II (8035M).
| MOUNT K-2: |
| Other names |
Chogori and Mount Goldwin Austen Peak |
| Elevation |
8611 meter/ 28253 feet |
| Location |
Karakoram- Baltoro Skardu |
| Latitude |
35°– 53 N |
| Longitude |
76° – 31 E |
| Best Climbing months |
June to August |
| First climbed year |
31st July 1954 |
| First climber |
Achill Compagoni, Lino Lacedell / Italian expedition |
| Nearest town |
Skardu- Baltistan Northern Areas |
| NANGA PARBAT: |
| Other names |
Dimir Peak |
| Elevation |
8125 meter/ 26658 feet |
| Location |
Western corner of Himalayas - Chilas Gilgit |
| Latitude |
35°– 14 N |
| Longitude |
74° – 36 E |
| Best Climbing months |
June to September |
| First climbed year |
1953 via Rakhiot Face |
| Faces |
Three Faces, Rkahiot on the North, Diamir on
the West and Rupal on the south |
| First climber |
Herman Buhl |
| Nearest town |
Chilas-Gilgit Northern Areas |
| GASHERBRUM - I : |
| Other names |
Hidden Peak, K-5 |
| Elevation |
8068 meter/ 26471 feet |
| Location |
Karakoram- Baltoro Skardu |
| Latitude |
35° - 43 N |
| Longitude |
76° – 42 E |
| Best Climbing months |
June to August |
| First climbed year |
1958 via SW Ridge |
| First climber |
Pete Habeler, Andy Kauffmann |
| Nearest town |
Skardu- Baltistan Northern Areas |
| BROAD PEAK: |
| Other names |
K-3, Falchen Kangri |
| Elevation |
8047 meter/ 26400 feet |
| Location |
Karakoram- Baltoro Skardu |
| Latitude |
35° – 48 N |
| Longitude |
76° – 33 E |
| Best Climbing months |
June to August |
| First climbed year |
1957 via West Spur |
| First climber |
Hermann Buhl, Kurt Diemberge, Markus Schock and Fritz |
| Nearest town |
Skardu- Baltistan Northern Areas |
| GASHERBRUM-II: |
| Other names |
K-4 |
| Elevation |
8035 meter/ 26360 feet |
| Location |
Karakoram- Baltoro Skardu |
| Latitude |
35° – 45 N |
| Longitude |
76° – 39 E |
| Best Climbing months |
June to August |
| First climbed year |
1958 via SW Ridge |
| First climber |
Pete Habeler and Kauffmann |
| Nearest town |
Skardu- Baltistan Northern Areas |
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