May 28 2024
Distaghil Sar (Disteghil Sar, دستاغل سر) 🏔️ Overview Distaghil Sar rises to 7,885 meters (25,869 feet) in northern Pakistan, making it the highest mountain in the Hispar Muztagh, a spectacular subrange of the Karakoram. Also spelled Disteghil Sar, this immense, heavily glaciated mountain is generally recognized as the 19th-highest independent mountain in the world and …
May 28 2024
Rakaposhi (راکاپوشی) 🏔️ Overview Rising dramatically above Pakistan’s Hunza and Nagar valleys, Rakaposhi is one of the most recognizable mountains in the Karakoram. Its summit reaches 7,788 meters (25,551 feet), but its extraordinary appearance comes from the immense vertical distance between its icy summit and the surrounding river valleys. From the Hunza River, Rakaposhi rises …
May 28 2024
Batura Sar | Batura I 🏔️ Overview Batura Sar rises to 7,795 meters (25,574 feet) in the western Karakoram of northern Pakistan, making it the highest mountain in the Batura Muztagh and one of the highest peaks on Earth. Also known as Batura I, this immense, heavily glaciated mountain dominates a long alpine wall overlooking …
May 28 2024
K2 (Godwin Austen, Mount Godwin-Austen, Chhogori, Chogori, Qogir, چھوغوری) 🏔️ Overview K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world, rising to 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) along the border between Pakistan and China. Located in the Baltoro Muztagh of the Karakoram, it is the highest mountain in Pakistan, the highest summit in the Karakoram, and the …
Dec 13 2023
Batura III Rising from the immense Batura Wall in northern Pakistan, Batura III is one of the highest named summits in the Karakoram. The peak reaches approximately 7,729 meters (25,358 feet) in the Batura Muztagh of Gilgit-Baltistan, surrounded by glaciers, enormous rock-and-ice faces, and some of the most closely packed 7,000-meter summits anywhere on Earth. …
Nov 05 2023
The Crown / Crown Peak / Huang Guan / Huang Guan Shan / Huangguan Shan / 皇冠山 Rising to 7,295 meters (23,934 feet) in China’s remote Karakoram, Huang Guan Shan is one of the highest mountains on Earth and one of the least familiar peaks of comparable size. Also known simply as The Crown or …
Nov 03 2023
Chongtar (Chongtar Kangri, Chongtar Peak) Rising to approximately 7,315 meters (23,999 feet) in the Chinese Karakoram, Chongtar Kangri is one of the highest mountains on Earth and one of the most remarkable lesser-known summits surrounding K2. The mountain stands in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China, only a short distance west of the world’s …
Aug 30 2023
Teram Kangri Teram Kangri is one of the great high mountains of the eastern Karakoram, rising to approximately 7,462 meters (24,481 feet) in the remote Siachen Muztagh. Although it stands higher than almost every mountain on Earth, Teram Kangri remains far less familiar than the celebrated giants around K2 and the Baltoro Glacier. Its obscurity …
Aug 30 2023
Teram Kangri II Teram Kangri II is a 7,407-meter (24,301-foot) summit in the remote eastern Karakoram, forming part of the Teram Kangri massif in the Siachen Muztagh. Although it rises higher than nearly every mountain outside the Himalaya and Karakoram, it is generally considered a subsidiary summit because it is closely connected to the higher …
Aug 27 2023
Saser Kangri III Saser Kangri III is a 7,495-meter (24,590-foot) mountain in the Saser Muztagh of the eastern Karakoram in Ladakh, India. Rising amid a compact group of some of the highest mountains in the Karakoram, it stands between the greater mass of Saser Kangri I and the high summits associated with Saser Kangri II. …
