Baltoro Glacier - List of Peaks

List of Peaks

A list of notable peaks adjacent to or near the Baltoro Glacier includes:

  • K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8611m
  • Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
  • Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
  • Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
  • Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
  • Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
  • Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
  • Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
  • Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
  • Snow Dome, 7,160m.
  • Biarchedi, 6,781 m
  • Uli Biaho Tower, 6,417m.
  • Trango Towers, 6,286m. (Their vertical faces are the world's tallest cliffs.)
  • Mitre Peak, 6,010m.

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