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Godwin-Austen Glacier

The Godwin-Austen Glacier is a glacier in the Karakoram range and is close to K2, the highest mountain peak in Pakistan and second highest on Earth, in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Its confluence with the Baltoro Glacier is called Concordia and is a popular trekking destination as it provides views of four of the five eight-thousands peaks in the region, called K2 8611m the second highest peak in the world, Broad Peak 8047m, Gasherbrum (I) 8068m and Gasherbrum (II) 8034m with several other peaks from 6500m to 8000 meters.

Peaks on Godwin Austen glacier and near Concordia include:

  • K2, 2nd highest of the world at 8,611m.
  • Gasherbrum I, 11th highest of the world at 8,080m.
  • Broad Peak, 12th highest of the world at 8,047m.
  • Gasherbrum II, 13th highest of the world at 8,035m.
  • Gasherbrum III, 7,946m. (Often regarded as a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.)
  • Gasherbrum IV, 17th highest of the world at 7,932m.
  • Masherbrum (K1), 22nd highest of the world at 7,821m.
  • Chogolisa, 36th highest of the world at 7,665m.
  • Muztagh Tower, 7,273m.
  • Snow Dome, 7,160m.
  • Biarchedi, 6,781 m
  • Mitre Peak, 6,010m.
  • New Cristal Peak 6252m.
  • Cristal Peak 5913m
  • Marble Peak 6256m.
  • Angel Peak 6858m.
  • Nera Peak 6394m.
  • Kharut Peak 6444m.
  • Pastore Peak 6210m. on Khal Khal glacier

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