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Masherbrum Mountains

{{Short description|Mountain range}}

{{Infobox mountain range

| name=Masherbrum Mountains
{{nq|ما شربرم پہاڑیاں}}

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| photo=Masherbrum.jpg

| photo_caption=Masherbrum

| country=Pakistan

| state_type=Region

| region=Ghanche District, Baltistan

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| highest=Masherbrum

| elevation_m= 7821

|coordinates = {{coord|35|38|33|N|76|18|39|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| map = Karakoram#Gilgit Baltistan

| map_caption = Location of the Masherbrum Mountains within the greater Karakoram region

| label= Masherbrum Mountains

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The Masherbrum Mountains ({{langx|ur|{{nq|ما شربرم پہاڑیاں}}}}) are a subrange of the Karakoram mountains, located in Ghanche District in the Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Geography

The Masherbrum Mountains are located on the south side of the Baltoro Glacier. The southern side of the range, in the Indus River basin, is drained by the Hushe River.

While not as famous as the Baltoro Muztagh mountains, which lies across the Baltoro Glacier, the Masherbrum Mountains contain some of the highest peaks in the world (highest {{convert|7821|m|ft}}). They attract climbers from around the planet.

Selected peaks

The following is a table of the peaks in the Masherbrum Mountains which are over {{convert|7200|m|ft|-1}} in elevation and have over {{convert|500|m|ft|-1}} of topographic prominence.

(This is a common criterion for peaks of this stature to be independent.)

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!Mountain

!Height (m)

!Height (ft)

!Coordinates

!Prominence (m)

!Parent mountain

!First ascent

!Ascents (attempts)

Masherbrum

|align=right|7,821

|align=right|25,659

|{{coord|35|38|24|N|76|18|21|E

}

|align=right|2,457

|Gasherbrum I

|align=middle|1960

|align=middle|4 (9)

|-

|Chogolisa

|align=right|7,665

|align=right|25,148

|{{coord|35|36|51|N|76|34|45|E|}}

|align=right|1,624

|Masherbrum

|align=middle|1975

|align=middle|4 (2)

|-

|Baltoro Kangri

|align=right|7,312

|align=right|23,990

|{{coord|35|38|21|N|76|40|24|E|}}

|align=right|1,040

|Chogolisa

|align=middle|1976

|align=middle|1 (0)

|-

|Baltistan Peak (K6)

|align=right|7,282

|align=right|23,891

|{{coord|35|25|00|N|76|33|03|E|}}

|align=right|1,962

|Chogolisa

|align=middle|1970

|align=middle|1 (3)

|}

=Other peaks=

Other notable peaks include the following ones in the Hushe Valley region:

See also

{{commons category|Masherbrum Mountains}}

Sources

  • Jerzy Wala, Orographical Sketch Map of the Karakoram, Swiss Foundation for Alpine Research, Zurich, 1990.
  • Andy Fanshawe and Stephen Venables, Himalaya Alpine-Style, Hodder and Stoughton, 1995.

Category:Mountain ranges of the Karakoram

Category:Mountain ranges of Gilgit-Baltistan

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