K2 from Concordia

The Baltoro Glacier, at over 70 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions^[1]. It is located in Baltistan, in the Northern Areas of Pakistan, and runs through part of the Karakoram mountain range. The Baltoro Muztagh lies to the north and east of the glacier, while the Masherbrum Mountains lie to the south. At 8,611 m (28,251 ft), K2 is the highest mountain in the region, and three others within 20 km top 8,000 m. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1194x768, 477 KB) Description: K2 (Baltoro Muztagh, Central Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages link to this file... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1194x768, 477 KB) Description: K2 (Baltoro Muztagh, Central Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages link to this file... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... K2, the 2nd highest peak in the world Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range. ... Aletsch glacier, Switzerland A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... Earths polar regions are the areas of the globe surrounding the poles, north of the Arctic circle, or south of the Antarctic Circle. ... Baltistan (Urdu: بلتستان) , also known as Baltiyul in Balti, is a region to the north of Kashmir, bordering the Chinese region of Xinjiang. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Located in the mountainous regions of Gilgit, Ladakh & Baltistan, Gilgit and Baltistan are in Pakistan, the Karakoram is one of the great Himalayan mountain ranges, with many of the highest and most daunting peaks of the world. ... The Baltoro Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram range. ... The Masherbrum Mountains are a subrange of the Karakoram range. ... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...

The glacier gives rise to the Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River. Several large tributary glaciers feed the main Baltoro glacier, including the Godwin Austen Glacier, flowing south from K2; the Abruzzi and the various Gasherbrum Glaciers, flowing from the Gasherbrum group of peaks; the Vigne Glacier, flowing from Chogolisa, and the Yermandendu Glacier, flowing from Masherbrum. The confluence of the main Baltoro Glacier with the Godwin Austen Glacier is known as Concordia; this location and K2 base camp are popular trekking destinations. Shigar River (Urdu: دریائے شگر ) is located in Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan. ... The Indus River in Northern Areas of Pakistan, near the rock Aornus. ... Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. ... Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ... Masherbrum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of the Pakistani Himalaya. ... K2, the 2nd highest peak in the world Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range. ... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ...

The trough of this glacier is very wide and its central part is a vast snowfield. Small valley glaciers form icefalls where they meet the trunk glacier. The sidewalls vary from very steep to precipitous. The glacier has carved striations on the surrounding country rocks. Moving ice has formed depressions, which serve as basins for numerous glacial lakes.

The glacier can be approached via the important Balti town of Skardu. Skardu is the capital city of Baltistan a subdivision of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...

List of peaks

A list of notable peaks on or around Baltoro Glacier includes:

• K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8611m
• Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
• Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
• Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
• Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
• Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
• Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
• Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
• Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
• Snow Dome, 7,160m.
• Biarchedi, 6,781 m
• Uli Biaho Tower, 6,417m.
• Trango Towers, 6,286m. (Their vertical faces are the world's tallest cliffs.)
• Mitre Peak, 6,010m.

For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... Gasherbrum I (also known as Hidden Peak or K5) is the eleventh highest peak on Earth. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. ... Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ... Gasherbrum III, situated between Gasherbrum II and IV of the Gasherbrum massif, is the fifteenth highest mountain in the world. ... Gasherbrum IV is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif. ... Masherbrum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of the Pakistani Himalaya. ... Chogolisa (or Bride Peak) is a mountain in the Karakoram region of Pakistan. ... The Muztagh Tower (also: Mustagh Tower; Muztagh: ice tower), is a mountain of the Karakoram range in the Himalaya, and often said to be one of its most difficult to climb. ... Snow Dome is a mountain in the Karakoram range near Concordia in Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Biarchedi Peak is a mountain peak on the south of the Baltoro Glacier. ... The Uli Biaho is a peak in near Trango Towers and Baltoro Glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... The Trango Towers are a group of dramatic granite spires located on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier, in Baltistan, a district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Mitre Peak is a mountain in the Concordia region of the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. ...

Notes

1. ↑  The other contenders are the Fedchenko Glacier in the Pamir Mountains and the Siachen Glacier, which lies southeast of the Baltoro in the Karakoram. Exact lengths are hard to determine and have changed with recent glacial retreat.

Located in Central Asia, the Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction of the worlds greatest mountain ranges, a geologic structural knot from which the great Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush mountain systems radiate. ... The Siachen Glacier is marked in orange The Siachen Glacier is located in the East Karakoram/Himalaya, at approximately . ... Grinnell Glacier in Glacier National Park (US) showing recession since 1850 of 1. ...

See also

• Baltoro Muztagh
• Sarpo Laggo Glacier
• Northern Areas
• Eight-thousander
• List of mountains in Pakistan
• List of highest mountains

The Baltoro Muztagh is a subrange of the Karakoram range. ... The Sarpo Laggo Glacier (Sarpo Laggo: young husband) is a glacier in Pakistan, in the Karakoram mountain range of the Himalayas. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... [[ !Location !First Ascent !First ascensionist(s) |- |Everest |8850 m |China/Nepal |May 29, 1953 |Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay |--bgcolor=#EFEFEF |K2 |8611 m |China/Pakistan[1] |July 31, 1954 |Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli |- |Kanchenjunga |8586 m |India/Nepal |May 25, 1955 |George Band and Joe Brown |--bgcolor=#EFEFEF... K2, the 2nd highest of the world Broad Peak, the 12th highest of the world Pakistan contains five of the highest fourteen independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) and many other high peaks, in the Himalaya, Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Hindu Raj ranges. ... Mount Everest, the worlds highest mountain The following is a list of the worlds 100 highest mountains, all of which are located in Asia. ...

Image Gallery

K2 (8,611m) from Concordia Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1194x768, 477 KB) Description: K2 (Baltoro Muztagh, Central Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages link to this file... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ... K2, the 2nd highest peak in the world Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range. ...	K2 (8,611m) Download high resolution version (1000x1333, 158 KB)This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... For other uses, see K2 (disambiguation). ...	Broad Peak (8,047m) from Concordia Download high resolution version (1194x768, 483 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Broad Peak (originally named K3) is the twelfth highest mountain on Earth. ... K2, the 2nd highest peak in the world Concordia is the name for the confluence of the Baltoro Glacier and the Godwin Austen Glacier, in the heart of the Karakoram range. ...	Masherbrum (7,821m) ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (659x1024, 457 KB) Description: Masherbrum (Baltoro Glacier Area, Central Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages link to this... Masherbrum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of the Pakistani Himalaya. ...
Gasherbrum II (8,035m) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Gasherbrum II (also known as K4) is the thirteenth highest mountain on Earth. ...	Muztagh Tower (7,273m) Muztagh Tower mountain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Muztagh Tower (also: Mustagh Tower; Muztagh: ice tower), is a mountain of the Karakoram range in the Himalaya, and often said to be one of its most difficult to climb. ...	Trango Towers (6,286m) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (824x1280, 616 KB) Description: Trango Towers (Baltoro-Glacier, Central-Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages on the English... The Trango Towers are a group of dramatic granite spires located on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier, in Baltistan, a district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...	Trango Towers The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ... The Trango Towers are a group of dramatic granite spires located on the north side of the Baltoro Glacier, in Baltistan, a district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...
Uli Biaho Tower (6,417m) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (824x1280, 512 KB) Description: Uli Biaho Tower (Baltoro-Glacier, Central-Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages on the... The Uli Biaho is a peak in near Trango Towers and Baltoro Glacier in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ...	Mitre Peak (6,025m) Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x824, 556 KB) Description: Mitre Peak 6025m (Concordia place,Baltoro-Glacier, Central-Karakoram, Pakistan) Source: photo taken by Kogo Date: July 2004 Author: Kogo Permission: Kogo put it under the GFDL Other versions of this file: - File links The following pages... Mitre Peak is a mountain in the Concordia region of the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan. ...

External link

• Photos from Concordia by Kelly Cheng