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Some of the tallest and most spectacular mountain peaks in the world may be found in Pakistan. Five of the 14 peaks exceeding 8,000 meters in the globe, including K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, are found in this nation.
The 10 highest mountains in Pakistan are as under:
- K2 (Godwin Austen): 8,611 meters (28,251 feet)
- Nanga Parbat: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
- Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak): 8,080 meters (26,444 feet)
- Broad Peak: 8,047 meters (26,394 feet)
- Gasherbrum II (K4): 8,035 meter (26,362 feet)
- Disteghil Sar: 7,885 meters (25,938 feet)
- Chogolisa: 7,665 meters (25,164 feet)
- Tirich Mir: 7,708 meters (25,289 feet)
- Kunyang Chhish East: 7,611 meters (24,965 feet)
- Rakaposhi: 7,788 meter (25,551 feet)
1. K2 (Godwin Austen): 8,611 meters (28,251 feet)
The second-highest peak in the world, K2, sometimes referred to as Godwin Austen, is located 8,611 meters (28,251 ft) above sea level. It is a piece of the Karakoram Range, which straddles Pakistan’s and China’s borders. A British surveyor, Thomas Montgomerie, measured the mountain in 1856 and named it K2 since it was the second peak he found in the Karakoram Range. Since the early 20th century, climbers have made several efforts to reach the summit of K2. Oscar Eckenstein and Aleister Crowley first attempted to climb the peak in 1902. They failed and turned back at 7,200 meters (23,622ft). A group of Italian climbers under Ardito Desio reached the summit for the first time in 1954. On July 31, 1954, the crew used the Abruzzi Spur route to the top. Since then, K2 has grown in popularity as a mountaineering destination.
2. Nanga Parbat: 8,126 meters (26,660 feet)
The ninth-highest mountain in the world, Nanga Parbat, is 8,215 meters (26,658 feet) tall, meaning “Naked Mountain” in Urdu. It is situated in the Himalayas and is a portion of the western end of the Karakoram Range. It is located in northern Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan area, just south of the Indus River and the Kashmir border. Albert F. Mummery and two colleagues from the Gurkha tribe made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1895. Before having to return, they could ascend to a height of around 6,100 meters. The peak was first ascended in 1934 by an Austrian expedition under Mr. Willo Welzenbach. Then, in 1937, a German expedition under the direction of Paul Bauer took place. With hundreds of efforts to reach its summit since then, Nanga Parbat has become one of the world’s most well-known and sought-after summits.
3. Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak): 8,080 meters (26,444 feet)
In Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan area, Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak) is an 8,080 meter (26,444 ft) high peak in the Karakoram mountain range. It is the third-highest mountain peak in Pakistan after K2 and Nanga Parbat and the eleventh-highest mountain peak on the whole planet. It is also one of the 8,000-meter-high or higher eight-thousanders, or mountain peaks. It is sometimes known as K5 and was first scaled by an Austrian team in 1958.
4. Broad Peak: 8,047 meters (26,394 feet)
The Karakoram Range of the Himalayas has an 8,047-meter-tall (26,401-foot) peak known as Broad Peak between Pakistan and China. It is one of the world’s tallest mountains, and an Austrian/German team became the first to summit it in 1957. Due to its extraordinarily lengthy summit ridge, which is more than one kilometer (0.62 miles) long, the peak was given the moniker Broad Peak. The mountain is renowned for its steep faces, which provide some of the world’s most challenging climbing.
5. Gasherbrum II (K4): 8,035 meter (26,362 feet)
Gasherbrum II (K4) peak rises 8,035 meters (26,362 feet) above sea level in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan province’s Karakoram range. It is the third-highest peak in the Karakoram Range, after K2 and Gasherbrum I, and the thirteenth-highest mountain on the planet. The Baltoro Muztagh, a division of the Karakoram range, is also a component of the Gasherbrum massif. In 1956, an Austrian expedition became the first to summit the peak, and several more climbing groups have since followed suit.
6. Disteghil Sar: 7,885 meters (25,938 feet)
The Hindu Kush mountain range’s tallest peak is called Disteghil Sar. It is situated in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Chitral District. The mountain is the 22nd tallest peak in the world and rises to a height of 7,885 meters (25,943 ft) above sea level. A Japanese group made the first ascent of the summit in 1974. The settlement of Arandu, which is linked to Chitral by a road suitable for jeeps, offers access to the peak.
7. Chogolisa: 7,665 meters (25,164 feet)
Chogolisa mountain, part of the Baltoro Muztagh range, is situated in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, and rises to a height of 7,665 meters (25,096 feet) above sea level. Behind K2, it is the Karakoram mountain range’s second-highest summit. It is situated in the same mountain range as Masherbrum, therefore it is sometimes known as Masherbrum peak. Chogolisa is a well-known mountaineering location, and several ascents of its summit have been attempted. An American team attempted to climb the summit in 1975, but they were unsuccessful due to poor weather. A Japanese expedition made a failed effort in 1979. A Japanese team headed by Masatsugu Kono successfully ascended the summit in 1984. Since then, several efforts to reach the summit have been made, with varied degrees of success.
8. Tirich Mir: 7,708 meters (25,289 feet)
In the Chitral District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province (KPK) of Pakistan, Tirich Mir Peak is the highest mountain peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range. It is the tallest peak in the Chitral District, rising to a height of 7,708 meters (25,289 ft). Italian climbers achieved the first successful ascent of Tirich Mir in 1950. Professor Ardito Desio was the team’s leader, while Walter Bonatti and Mario Piacenza were also on board. Given the absence of technology and limited understanding of the mountain at the time, the climb, which took nine days, was hailed as a tremendous accomplishment. The group depended on neighborhood porters to carry supplies up the mountain using basic equipment.
9. Kunyang Chhish East: 7,611 meters (24,965 feet)
Kunyang Chhish East (7742m) is a mountain in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountain range. It is the 42nd highest mountain in the world and a subsidiary peak of the main Kunyang Chhish summit (7790m). A Japanese team first scaled it under the direction of Dr. T. Nakamura in 1976.
10. Rakaposhi: 7,788 meter (25,551 feet)
At the height of 7788m, Rakaposhi is a peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram mountain range. It is the 12th highest peak in Pakistan and the 27th highest mountain in the whole planet. It can be found in the Nagar Valley, around 100 kilometers north of Gilgit’s metropolis. In the local dialect, Rakaposhi means “Snow Covered,” From late October to late May, it is blanketed with snow. It is a Himalayan mountain with a striking pyramidal summit. Hikers, photographers, and climbers all like visiting it.
On June 23, 1953, Mike Banks and Tom Patey, two members of a British-Pakistani expedition, accomplished the first official climb of Rakaposhi. Together with team members Tom Patey, Eric Shipton, Muhammad Abdul, and Pasang Dawa Lama, Mike Banks oversaw the mission.
