Masherbrum Or K1.



The Masherbrum peaks are two well-defined points connected by a saddle: they are 1000 feet apart and differ by 50 feet in altitude.


Masherbrum (also known as K1) 
Gilgit Baltistan of Pakistan. 
At 7,821 metres (25,659 ft)
22nd highest mountain in the world and the
9th highest in Pakistan. 
 
Masherbrum was the first mapped peak in the Karakoram mountain range, hence its name.



Masherbrum (also known as K1) 


Location: Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Range: Karakoram
Coordinates: 35°38′33″N 76°18′39″E
First ascent: 1960 by George Bell and Willi Unsoeld

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