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K2 (8611m)

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K2 liegt auf 8611 Metern Höhe in Pakistan, Teil der Karakoram, Asia. Dieser Gipfel wird als Fold Mountain klassifiziert.

K2 — 8,611m — Pakistan — watercolor illustration
Höhe
8611 m
Prominenz
— m
Koordinaten
35,881389, 76,513333
Typ
fold_mountain

Höhenvergleich

Meeresspiegel 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m K2 8611 m
Achttausender

Über diesen Berg

K2 (8611m) is a fold mountain in the Karakoram, Pakistan. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. Known as the "Savage Mountain," it has one of the highest fatality-to-summit ratios of any 8000er.

Routen

Saisonale Bedingungen

Topografische Analyse

Höhenlinienkarte

Topographic contour map of K2 (8611m)

The topographic contour map of K2 (8611m) in the Karakoram shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 200m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 1000m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 8,611m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

Höhenprofil

Elevation profile of K2 (8611m)

The east–west elevation profile of K2 (8611m) in the Karakoram shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 8,611m. The color gradient transitions from green (valley floor) to white (summit zone), with the red summit marker indicating the peak. The dashed blue snow line at 3,800m marks the approximate elevation above which permanent snow persists year-round.

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