Highest mountain Of Pakistan | Top 10 highest peaks in Pakistan

Top 10 Highest Peaks of Pakistan 10) Batura Sar Located in the Hunza Valley of Gilgit is the world’s 25th highest and Pakistan’s 10th highest mountain-Bataura Sar. It is also referred to as Batura I. It is also the second most notable peak of the Batura Muztagh, the western sub-range of the Karakorum. The Batura Wall is known for being a long and grand ridge, over 7000m, hence it is not a pointed peak but has a rather ridge like top.131017051.noEKDKDn.SuwonNov09022 9) Masherburn Located in the Ghanche District of Gilgit is the world’s 22nd highest and Pakistan’s 9th highest mountain-Masherburn. It is located at a height of 7821 meters. Their exact location is at the south side of Baltoro Glacier. Drained by the Hushe river on the southern side of this range is the Indus river basin. The astounding rock and ice peak is shaped as a pyramid, with its sharp north face. It’s ridges rise suddenly into a peak, with steep and narrow ends on the way. 684178 8) Kunyang Chhish Kungyang Chhish is a sub-range of the Karakorum Mountains of Pakistan and is the second highest mountain in Hispar Mustagh. It is the 21st highest peak of the world and the 8th highest at Pakistan, at a height of 7823m. “I’d say it’s one of the more beautiful mountains in the Karakoram. It’s shaped beautifully, with a gigantic SW Face. When I first saw it I got really scared and felt very, very small indeed,” said Hansjörg, the first climber of the mountain. jutmal_glacier-2 7) Distaghil Sar Distaghil Sar is also a sub-range of the Karakorum Mountains in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is the highest mountain in Hispar Mustagh. It is ranked as the 19th highest mountain of the world and is the 7th highest mountain of Pakistan. Its high glacier-clad summit ridge is topped with three sharp peaks. Distaghil Sar was first climbed in 1960 by Günther Stärker and Diether Marchart of an Austrian expedition led by Wolfgang Stefan. 628805 6) Gasherbrum IV Gasherbrum IV is ranked as the 17th highest peak of the world and is the 6th highest in Pakistan. It is one of the mountains of the Gasherbrum massif. Gasherbrum is an isolated league of peaks located at the north-east of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram Range. Gasherburn is famously known to mean as a “shinning wall” but in fact it means a “beautiful mountain” as it comes from the two words; “rgasha” (beautiful) and “brum” (mountain). download (1) 5) Gasherbrum II Gasherbrum II is also known as K4 is the 13th highest mountain of the world and is the 5th highest peak of Pakistan. It is 8035 m above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gahserbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan province, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China. Thomas George Montogomery, member of British Royal Engineers and part of the Great Trigonometric Survey, gave the mountain its name in 1856 as K4-fourth mountain of the Karakoram. pg_kar_4994 4) Broad Peak Broad Peak is the 10th highest mountain of the world and the 4th highest at Pakistan. It is located at 8051 meters above sea level. The people of Balti do not accept the literal meaning of “broad peak” when it is translated into Falchan Kangri but the English name was established by Britain explorer, Martin Conway in 1892 in reference to the similar name of the “Breithorn” in the Alps. Broad Peak First Ascent Central Summit From Chinese Side 1992 Route - 8000 Metri Di Vita 8000 Metres To Live For 3) Gasherbrum I Gasherbrum I is the 11th highest mountain of the world and the 3rd highest at Pakistan. It is also known as “hidden peak” or “K5” and is 8080m high. Its name was given by T.G. Montgomerie in 1856 when he first discovered the mountains of the Karakoram from more than 200 km away during the Great Trigonometric Survey of India. In 1892, William Martin Conway suggested an alternate name, Hidden Peak, in reference to its extreme remoteness. 129359 2) Nanga Parbat Nanga Parbat is the 9th highest mountain of the world and the 2nd highest in Pakistan. It is located at a height of 8126 m above sea level. The river Indus slithers around this mountain and then into Pakistan and hence it is the western anchor of the Himalayas. It is located at Gilgit-Baltistan and is famously known as “Deo Mir” by the locals. nanga-parbat2 1) K2 K2, also known as Chhogori/Qogir, Ketu/Kechu, and Mount Godwin-Austen is the second highest mountain of the world and is the first highest of Pakistan. It is located at a height of 8611 m above sea level. K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram Range and the highest point in Pakistan. K2 marks extremely difficult ascending conditions and is known for its second highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders, hence it is called the “Savage Mountain”.