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Map including K2 (labelled as K2 (MOUNT GODWIN AUSTEN) in upper left corner of map) ( AMS, 1953) Virtual flight around K2. K2 lies in the northwestern Karakoram Range. It is located in the Baltistan region of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.
K2, the world’s second highest peak, located in the Karakoram Range on the border between Chinese- and Pakistani-administered areas of Kashmir.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
K2 is the second highest mountain in the world, with a peak rising 28,251 feet (8611m) above sea level. Situated on the border of Pakistan and China, it is commonly known as the ‘Savage Mountain’ due to its difficult ascent and high fatality rate.
Nov 13, 2019 · The K2 base camp trek in Pakistan is one of the great hikes on earth. Trekkers follow a rocky trail that winds up the mighty Baltoro Glacier, passing through a colossal amphitheater of sky-scraping summits – including seven of the 19 highest mountains on the planet – en route to the base of the world’s second highest peak.
May 30, 2024 · K2 (8,611m / 28,251ft) is the world’s second highest mountain, after Everest (8,848.9m), and has traditionally been considered the most difficult of the world’s 14 8,000-meter peaks.
Jul 12, 2018 · The mountain, which is a part of the Karakoram Range, is strategically located on the Chinese-Pakistani border. The mountain lies partly in the Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County in western Xinjiang, China and partly in Baltistan, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of northern Pakistan.
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In 1954 K2 was finally “conquered” by a large Italian expedition that put two men on the top via the now standard summit route on the Pakistani side of the mountain.
