Gasherbrum II
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. 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. The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an Austrian expedition which included Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart.
| Gasherbrum II | |
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| گاشر برم-2 K4 | |
Gasherbrum II from Base Camp | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,035 m (26,362 ft) Ranked 13th |
| Prominence | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Isolation | 5.26 km (3.27 mi) |
| Listing | Eight-thousander Ultra |
| Coordinates | 35°45′30″N 76°39′12″E |
| Geography | |
Gasherbrum II Location of Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II (Gilgit Baltistan) Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II (Southern Xinjiang) | |
| Location | Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border |
| Parent range | Karakoram |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 7, 1956, by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart |
| Easiest route | Snow/ice climb |
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