What do the colors on the contour map of Masherbrum (7821m) mean?

The contour map uses a hypsometric color scale where green represents lower elevations, yellow and orange indicate mid-range altitudes, and white marks the highest zones near the summit. Thicker contour lines (index contours) are drawn at wider intervals to help you quickly estimate elevation.

What is the contour interval for Masherbrum (7821m)?

The contour map of Masherbrum (7821m) uses a 100m contour interval. This means each line represents a 100m change in elevation. Closely spaced contours indicate steeper terrain, while widely spaced contours show gentler slopes.

What does the elevation profile of Masherbrum (7821m) show?

The elevation profile is a cross-section through Masherbrum (7821m) from west to east, passing through the summit at 7,821m. It reveals the mountain's shape, steepness, and relative height compared to the surrounding terrain. The horizontal axis shows distance in kilometers from the peak.

What is the snow line on Masherbrum (7821m)?

At Masherbrum (7821m)'s latitude (36°), the estimated permanent snow line is approximately 3,800m. Since Masherbrum (7821m) reaches 7,821m, about 4,021m of the mountain extends above the snow line. This is shown as a dashed blue line on the elevation profile.

Why does Masherbrum (7821m) have elongated ridges?

Masherbrum (7821m) was formed by tectonic folding, which compressed rock layers into long, parallel ridges. The contour map shows elongated lines that follow the axis of the fold, rather than circular patterns.

Masherbrum (7821m)

Masherbrum位于Pakistan，海拔7821米, 属于Karakoram, Asia. 该山峰被归类为Fold Mountain。

Masherbrum, at 7,821 metres, dominates the Masherbrum Mountains, a southern subrange of the Karakoram in Pakistan, and once served as the original “K1” in the survey that later numbered K2. It throws up steep, technical faces above the Hushe valley and was first climbed in 1960. A Karakoram fold peak, it is graded 5 by the site, its most severe classification, reflecting demanding mixed climbing at altitude. Though lower than the Baltoro giants to its north, it is a serious and infrequently attempted mountain, better known to specialists than to the wider climbing public who flock to its taller neighbours.

海拔

7821 m

相对高度

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坐标

35.635000, 76.305000

类型

fold_mountain

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海拔对比

关于这座山

Masherbrum (7821m) is a fold mountain in the Karakoram, Pakistan. Grade 5/5: extreme expedition where supplemental oxygen is typically required. Formed by tectonic compression, it displays layered rock strata typical of fold ranges.

路线

Southwest Face (Masherbrum) 5

28.00 km · 456.0h

季节山况

地形分析

等高线地图

The topographic contour map of Masherbrum (7821m) in the Karakoram shows elongated parallel contours following the ridge axis. Contour lines are drawn at 100m intervals, with index contours (thicker lines) every 500m. The hypsometric color scale ranges from green (lower elevations) through yellow and orange to white (highest elevations near the 7,821m summit). Above 3,800m, the estimated snow line at this latitude, contours transition to cooler tones indicating permanent snow and ice.

海拔剖面

The east–west elevation profile of Masherbrum (7821m) in the Karakoram shows the terrain cross-section through the summit at 7,821m. 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.