Altitude and Climbing Status
Although in former literature a height around 7,320 m was traditionally given, the mountain is more likely to be around 7,150 m high. The Russian military 1:100,000 topographical map shows a height of 7,120 m. The currently most accurate map of the region probably is that in the series of "Maps of Snow Mountains in China", which gives a height of 7,147 m. On this map the pass connecting to Gasherbrum III is 6,493 m high (654 m prominence).
Gasherbrum V is one of the highest unclimbed mountains. Considering a prominence cut-off of 500m, it is the fifth highest unclimbed peak in the world and the highest unclimbed peak in Pakistan. With a prominence cut-off of 150m, Gasherbrum V is the 15th highest unclimbed peak in the world.
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