List of mountain ranges of Pakistan

Highest peaks of Pakistan as seen from space
Highest Karakoram peaks as seen from International Space Station
Satellite image of a part of the Sulaiman Range.

Pakistan is home to many mountains above 7,000 metres (22,970 ft). Five of the world's fourteen mountains taller than 8,000 metres (26,000 ft) ("eight-thousanders") are in Pakistan, four of which are in Karakoram, near Concordia.

Most of Pakistan's high peaks are located in the Karakoram range, the highest of which is K2 (8,611 metres (28,251 ft)), the second-highest peak on earth. The highest peak of Himalayan range in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres (26,660 ft)), which is the ninth-highest peak of the world.

Following are the mountain ranges that are fully or partially included in Pakistan:

References

  1. BBC, Planet Earth, "Mountains", Part Three
  2. Sanskrit, Tamil and Pahlavi Dictionaries

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