Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat (Urdu: نانگا پربت) (Urdu: [nəŋɡa pərbət̪]; lit. 'naked mountain'), known locally as Diamer (Shina: دیآمر, lit. 'King of the Mountains'), is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth and its summit is at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. Lying immediately southeast of the northernmost bend of the Indus River in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Nanga Parbat is the westernmost major peak of the Himalayas, and thus in the traditional view of the Himalayas as bounded by the Indus and Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra rivers, it is the western anchor of the entire mountain range.
| Nanga Parbat | |
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Nanga Parbat, view from Fairy Meadows | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 8,126 m (26,660 ft) Ranked 9th |
| Prominence | 4,608 m (15,118 ft) Ranked 14th |
| Isolation | 189 km (117 mi) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 35°14′15″N 74°35′21″E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | نانگا پربت (Urdu) |
| Geography | |
Nanga Parbat Location of Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat (Pakistan) | |
| Location | Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Parent range | Himalayas |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 3 July 1953 by Hermann Buhl on 1953 German–Austrian Nanga Parbat expedition First winter ascent: 16 February 2016 by Simone Moro, Alex Txicon and Ali Sadpara |
| Easiest route | Western Diamer District |
Nanga Parbat is one of the 14 eight-thousanders. An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, it has the second highest prominence among the 100 tallest mountains on earth only behind Mount Everest. Nanga Parbat is notorious for being an extremely difficult climb, and has earned the nickname Killer Mountain for its high number of climber fatalities and pushing climbers to the test of their limits.