Gondogoro Pass
| Gondogoro Pass | |
|---|---|
| གོནྡོ་གོརོ་ལ། (Balti) | |
View of Hushe Valley from Gondogoro Pass | |
| Elevation | 5,585 metres (18,323 ft)(5585 on SRTM 30 meter); the climbing route crosses not at the low point of the pass, but higher and just to the west (at 5618m based on numerous GPS calculations |
| Location | Pakistan (Hushe, in Ghanche District, is 25 km to the southwest) |
| Range | Karakoram |
| Coordinates | 35°39′09″N 76°28′28″E / 35.6525°N 76.4744°E |
Gondogoro Pass Location of the Biarchedi Glacier within the greater Karakoram region Gondogoro Pass Gondogoro Pass (Gilgit Baltistan) | |
Interactive map of Gondogoro Pass | |
Gondogoro Pass (Balti: གོནྡོ་གོརོ་ལ།, romanized: Gondo goro la; Urdu: گوندوگرو) is a mountain pass that stands at an elevation of 5585 meters. It is located in the Baltistan region of Pakistan, approximately 25 km south of the world's second-highest peak, K2. This pass serves as a connection between the Gondogoro Glacier to the southwest and the Vigne Glacier to the northeast.
On the southwest side of the pass, the route descends into the Hushe village, which contains the highest settlements in the Ghangche District.