K2

Eight-thousander and 2nd-highest mountain on Earth, located in Pakistan and China; also claimed by India

K2, 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.

HIGHEST POINT

Elevation	8,611 metres (28,251 ft) Ranked 2nd +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Prominence	4,020 m (13,190 ft) Ranked 22nd +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Isolation	1,316 kilometres (818 mi) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Listing	Eight-thousander Country high points Seven Second Summits Ultra +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Coordinates	35°52′57″N 76°30′48″E +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

NAMING

Native name

کے ٹو (Urdu)
چھوغوری (Balti)

GEOGRAPHY

Location	Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Tashkurgan, Xinjiang, China, China–Pakistan border +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Country	Pakistan +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Parent range	Karakoram +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

GEOLOGY

CLIMBING

First ascent	31 July 1954 Achille Compagnoni Lino Lacedelli +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Easiest route	Abruzzi Spur +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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