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| Masherbrum | |
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| Elevation: | 7.821 metres (25,660 feet) |
| Latitude: | 35° 43′ N |
| Longitude: | 76° 18′ E |
| Location: | Pakistan |
| Range: | Karakoram |
| First ascent: | 1960 |
| Easiest route: | glacier/snow/ice climb |
Masherbrum is a mountain in the Karakoram region of the Pakistani Himalayas.
In 1856, T.G. Montgomerie, a British Royal Engineers lieutenant, noticed a tall mountain in the Karakorams and called it K1 (denoting peak 1 of the Karakorams). To the local people of the area, it is known as Masherbrum.
Masherbrum was first climbed in 1960 by George Bell and Willi Unsoeld of a USA- Pakistan expedition.
Pakistan Geography of PakistanLocation Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north. Geographic coordinates 30 00 N, 70 00 E Map references Asia Area ''total 803,940 kmē land 778,720 kmē water 25,220 km Mountains of Pakistan