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). [5] 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 ...

K2, the world’s second highest peak (28,251 feet [8,611 metres]), second only to Mount Everest. K2 is located in the Karakoram Range and lies partly in a Chinese-administered enclave of the Kashmir region within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China, and partly in the Gilgit-Baltistan portion of Kashmir under the administration of ...

K2 is the second-highest mountain in the world, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) tall. It is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chogori (ཆོགོ་རི།). [3] K2 is part of the Karakoram mountain range, and is found in the Kashmir .The name, 'K2' came from the first survey of the Karakoram range.

K2 (8,611m / 28,251ft) is the world’s second highest mountain, after Everest (8,848.9m), and has traditionally been considered the most difficult of the world’s 14 8,000-meter peaks.

2024年7月25日 · Here are 20 fascinating facts about K2 that reveal why this mountain deserves its own spotlight. #1 The Second Highest: K2 stands at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet), making it the second-highest mountain on Earth. Its prominence in the Karakoram Range makes it a symbol of nature’s grandeur and the pinnacle of mountaineering challenge.

The first man to climb all 14 eight-thousander mountains, Reinhold Messner, called K2 the ‘Mountain of Mountains’. Surrounded by the highest concentration of high peaks in the world, K2 (8,611 m/ 28,251 ft) is the world’s second highest mountain, beaten only by the indomitable Mount Everest (8,848m/ 29,029 ft).

2025年1月9日 · K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, is the second-highest mountain in the world, standing at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) above sea level. It is part of the Karakoram range and is located on the border between Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan and …

2023年3月17日 · K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori, is the pinnacle of the Karakoram Range. It is surpassed in height only by Mount Everest, making it the second-highest peak in the world.

2019年11月20日 · We share the most interesting facts about K2, gathered from years of reading, writing and dreaming about this notorious mountain. Rising from the Baltoro Glacier in the …

K2 is a majestic mountain located in the Karakoram range on the border between Pakistan and China. It is the second-highest peak in the world, standing tall at 28,251 feet, and is considered one of the toughest mountains to climb. K2 is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, named after two British surveyors who first measured the peak in 1856.