Gasherbrum

{{Short description|Mountain range in Pakistan and China}}

{{Distinguish|Masherbrum}}

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| photo_caption= Gasherbrum group as seen from the ISS

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| subdivision1= {{hlist|Gilgit-Baltistan|Xinjiang}}

| parent= Karakoram

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| highest=Gasherbrum I

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| map = Karakoram#Gilgit Baltistan#China Xinjiang Southern

| map_caption = Location of the Gasherbrum within the greater Karakoram region

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File:Gasherbrum Massif Pakistan 11Mar2018 SkySat.jpg

Gasherbrum ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|گاشر برم}}}}) is a remote group of peaks situated at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range.{{Dubious|date=December 2024|reason=According to Karakoram-article there are four mountains?}} 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".

{{cite web | title = Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #6: Gasherbrum IV's Shining Wall | website =Explorers Web| date= 26 December 2020| first =Angela | last = Benavides | access-date = 26 April 2024 |url = https://explorersweb.com/top-expeditions-1970-2020-6-gasherbrum-ivs-shining-wall/ }} However the name Gasherbrum comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain".{{cite journal | title = Balti Place Names in the Karakoram | journal =American Alpine Journal| issn= 0065-6925 | date= 1975| first =H. Adams | last = Carter | volume =#20 |issue =49| pages= 52–57 | access-date = 26 April 2024 |url = http://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12197505200/Balti-Place-Names-in-the-Karakoram }}