Masherbrum

E57458
Karakoram mountain mountain peak

Masherbrum is a prominent, highly challenging peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram range, known for its dramatic pyramid shape and technical climbing routes.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Masherbrum (K1) 2
Masherbrum East 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Karakoram mountain ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
peak ⓘ
climbingDifficulty high ⓘ
climbingSeason summer ⓘ
climbingStatus infrequently climbed ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
elevation 25659 ft ⓘ
7821 m ⓘ
firstAscentBy George Irving Bell ⓘ
Willie Unsoeld ⓘ
firstAscentDate 1960 ⓘ
firstAscentExpeditionNationality United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstAscentRoute southeast face ⓘ
hasSubpeak Masherbrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Masherbrum East
hazards avalanches ⓘ
rockfall ⓘ
seracs ⓘ
iceSnowFeatures steep ice faces ⓘ
knownFor dramatic pyramid shape ⓘ
objective hazards such as avalanches and rockfall ⓘ
technical climbing routes ⓘ
listing Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram ⓘ
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
surface form: Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
Karakoram ⓘ
locatedInRange Masherbrum Mountains ⓘ
mapLabel Masherbrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Masherbrum (K1)
Masherbrum EastElevation ca. 7800 m ⓘ
mountainRange Karakoram ⓘ
nameGivenBy Thomas Montgomerie ⓘ
surface form: Thomas George Montgomerie
nameSystem Great Trigonometrical Survey of India ⓘ
nearestMajorGlacier Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
otherName K1 ⓘ
parentPeak K2 ⓘ
photoAppeal highly photogenic peak ⓘ
prominence 2457 m ⓘ
8061 ft ⓘ
rankByHeightPakistan 11 ⓘ
rankByHeightWorld 22 ⓘ
region Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ
surface form: Karakoram–Baltistan
relativeLocation near Hushe Valley ⓘ
south of Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
rockType metamorphic rock ⓘ
shape pyramid-shaped peak ⓘ
subrange Masherbrum Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Masherbrum Range

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakoram → contains → Masherbrum ⓘ
Masherbrum Mountains → contains → Masherbrum ⓘ
Baltoro Muztagh → hasNotablePeak → Masherbrum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masherbrum (K1)
Masherbrum → hasSubpeak → Masherbrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masherbrum East
Masherbrum → mapLabel → Masherbrum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Masherbrum (K1)
Baltoro Glacier → near → Masherbrum ⓘ
Chogolisa → near → Masherbrum ⓘ