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K2

K2

8,611 m

Peak · East Karakoram · Pakistan

Zacharie Grossen · CC BY-SA 4.0

📍 East Karakoram

Also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, Chhogori, Mount K2, Mt. Qogir

Connections

the verified web around K2

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Baltoro Muztagh

🧭 What’s around it

Terrain & setting

At a glance

Aspect
Faces S
Slope
≈ 42°

slope & aspect are approximate, estimated from the elevation model.

Background

K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft). It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.

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