Gasherbrum IV

mountain

Key facts

Elevation: 7,925 m (26,001 ft) , Ranked 17th
Prominence: 718 m (2,356 ft)
Location: Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan
Parent range: Baltoro Muztagh , Karakoram
First ascent: August 6, 1958 by Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauri
Easiest route: Northwest Ridge

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Gasherbrum IV, originally surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan, as well as the highest independent mountain under eight thousand metres in Pakistan.

One of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif, its immense West Face looms over the glacial junction of Concordia. The Name "Gasherbrum" is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to this face's tendency to reflect the rays of the setting sun, but in fact it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) and "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."