Gasherbrum V is a mountain in the Gasherbrum massif, located in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Gilgit-Baltistan or the Northern Areas is the northernmost region of Pakistan. ... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... 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. ... Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height, shoulder drop or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. ... In geology, a massif is a section of the Earths crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ... 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. ... A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ...

Main article: Gasherbrum

Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if one includes Broad Peak). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain." Gasherbrum is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska (USA) has the largest visible base-to-summit elevation difference on Earth. ... K2 from Concordia The Baltoro Glacier, at over 70 kilometers long, is one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. ... 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. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... In geology, a massif is a section of the Earths crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ... [[ !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...

See also

• Concordia (Pakistan)
• Northern Areas
• List of mountains in Pakistan
• Highest Mountains of the World

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. ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... 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. ...

External link

• Peakbagger Gasherbrum V Page