🏔️ Overview Pakistan contains some of the highest, steepest, and most heavily glaciated mountain landscapes on Earth. Its northern regions are dominated by three great mountain systems—the Karakoram, Himalayas, and Hindu Kush—which converge around Gilgit-Baltistan and northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The country’s highest point is K2, which reaches 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) on the Pakistan–China border. …
