Gasherbrum II

Gasherbrum II
گاشر برم - ۲
K4
Gasherbrum II
Location of Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II (Gilgit Baltistan)
Gasherbrum II
Gasherbrum II (Southern Xinjiang)
30km
19miles
Pakistan
India
China
48
The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height.
Location of Gasherbrum II
Highest point
Elevation8,035 m (26,362 ft)
Ranked 13th
Prominence1,524 m (5,000 ft)
Listing
Coordinates35°45′30″N 76°39′12″E / 35.75833°N 76.65333°E / 35.75833; 76.65333
Geography
LocationBaltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border
Parent rangeKarakoram
Climbing
First ascentJuly 7, 1956, by Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart
Easiest routeSnow/ice climb

Gasherbrum II, originally surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the Gasherbrum massif, and is located in the Karakoram, on the border between Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an Austrian expedition which included Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart.