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K2 (8611m)

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K2 culmine à 8611 mètres en Pakistan, faisant partie de Karakoram, Asia. Ce sommet est classé comme Fold Mountain.

K2 — 8,611m — Pakistan — watercolor illustration
Altitude
8611 m
Proéminence
— m
Coordonnées
35,881389, 76,513333
Type
fold_mountain

Comparaison des altitudes

Niveau de la mer 0 m Ben Nevis 1,345 m Mont Blanc 4,808 m Denali 6,190 m Mt. Everest 8,849 m K2 8611 m
Huit mille

À propos de cette montagne

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.

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Conditions saisonnières

Analyse topographique

Carte de contour

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.

Profil d'altitude

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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