Being Geographer's video: Gasherbrum 6 Chochordin Peak Karakoram Mountains National Geography Pakistan

Gasherbrum (Urdu: گاشر برم‎) is a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya on the border of the Chinese- Xinjiang province and the Gilgit-Baltistanterritory of Pakistan. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if Broad Peak is included). Although the word "Gasherbrum" is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall",[citation needed] presumably a reference to the highly visible face of Gasherbrum IV,[original research?] it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) + "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain".[citation needed] GeographyEditPeakmetresfeetLatitude (N)Longitude (E)Prominence(m)Gasherbrum I8,08026,50935°43′27″76°41′48″2,155Broad Peak8,04726,40035°48′35″76°34′06″1,701Gasherbrum II8,03526,36235°45′27″76°39′15″1,523Gasherbrum III7,95226,08935°45′34″76°38′31″355Gasherbrum IV7,92526,00135°45′39″76°37′00″725Gasherbrum V7,14723,44835°43′45″76°36′48″654Gasherbrum VI6,97922,89735°42′30″76°37′54″520Gasherbrum VII6,95522,81839°44'19"76°36'0"165Gasherbrum Twins6,912 and 6,87722,677 and 22,56235°34'13"76°35'36"162 In 1856, Thomas George Montgomerie, a British Royal Engineers lieutenant and a member of the Great Trigonometric Survey of India, sighted a group of high peaks in the Karakoram from more than 200 km away. He named five of these peaks K1, K2, K3, K4 and K5, where the "K" denotes Karakoram. Today, K1 is known as Masherbrum, K3 as Gasherbrum IV, K4 as Gasherbrum II and K5 as Gasherbrum I. Only K2, the second highest mountain in the world, has retained Montgomerie's name. Broad Peak was thought to miss out on a K-number as it was hidden from Montgomerie's view by the Gasherbrum group. The highest peaks of the Karakoram are: K2: 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) Gasherbrum I: 8,080 metres (26,510 ft) Broad Peak: 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) Gasherbrum II: 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) Gasherbrum III: 7,952 metres (26,089 ft) Gasherbrum IV: 7,925 metres (26,001 ft) Distaghil Sar: 7,885 metres (25,869 ft) Kunyang Chhish: 7,852 metres (25,761 ft) Masherbrum I: 7,821 metres (25,659 ft) Batura I: 7,795 metres (25,574 ft) Rakaposhi: 7,788 metres (25,551 ft) Batura II: 7,762 metres (25,466 ft) Kanjut Sar: 7,760 metres (25,460 ft) Saltoro Kangri: 7,742 metres (25,400 ft) Batura III: 7,729 metres (25,358 ft) Saser Kangri: 7,672 metres (25,171 ft) Chogolisa: 7,665 metres (25,148 ft) Passu Sar: 7,478 metres (24,534 ft) Malubiting: 7,458 metres (24,469 ft) Sia Kangri: 7,442 metres (24,416 ft) K12: 7,428 metres (24,370 ft) Skil Brum: 7,410 metres (24,310 ft) Haramosh Peak: 7,397 metres (24,268 ft) Ultar Peak: 7,388 metres (24,239 ft) Momhil Sar: 7,343 metres (24,091 ft) Baintha Brakk: 7,285 metres (23,901 ft) Baltistan Peak: 7,282 metres (23,891 ft) Muztagh Tower: 7,273 metres (23,862 ft) Diran: 7,266 metres (23,839 ft) Gasherbrum V: 7,147 metres (23,448 ft)