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Gasherbrum

The 7th highest mountain range in the world

8,068m

Gasherbrum (Urdu) is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range. The peaks are located within the border region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan and Xinjiang, China. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if Broad Peak is included). The highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV has gained the nickname the "Shining Wall" and this has often been claimed as the meaning of the word "Gasherbrum". However the name Gasherbrum comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain".

Location: Pakistan, People's Republic of China.

Mountain range data from Wikidata (CC0). Elevation is the height of the highest peak.

Other mountain ranges

  1. Himalayas8,849 m
  2. Karakoram8,611 m
  3. Baltoro Muztagh8,611 m
  4. Dhaulagiri Himal8,167 m
  5. Mansiri Himal8,156 m
  6. Annapurna8,091 m
  7. Hispar Muztagh7,885 m
  8. Masherbrum Mountains7,821 m