Pakistan is home to 108 peaks above 7,000 metres and 4555 above 6,000 m. There is no count of the peaks above 5,000 and 4,000 m. Five of the 14 highest independent peaks in the world (the eight-thousanders) are in Pakistan (four of which lie in the surroundings of Concordia; the confluence of Baltoro Glacier and Godwin Austen Glacier). Most of the highest peaks in Pakistan lie in the Karakoram mountain range (which lies almost entirely in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan, and is considered to be a separate range from Himalayan range) but some peaks above 7,000 m are included in the Himalayan and Hindu Kush ranges. Moreover, Pakistan is home to over 7,000 glaciers, more than anywhere except the polar regions.[1]
See main article: List of highest mountains. The list is an incomplete list of mountains in Pakistan. There are many named and unnamed peaks in Pakistan that are currently not included in this list. The list also includes many peaks that are not usually classed as independent mountains, but instead are considered sub-peaks of other mountains, due to having low topographic prominence (the height of a peak above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit). Also, many of the elevations listed are approximate, due to imprecise and inconsistent surveys. The ranks in the peaks above are derived from the list of highest mountains.
The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see Highest unclimbed mountain). A common threshold is to define a mountain as a summit with 300 m prominence (1,000 ft; also 10 traditional rope lengths). Alternatively, a relative prominence (prominence or height) is used (usually 7–8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale. The list of highest mountains ranks the highest 100 summits with at least 500 m prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence. A drawback of a prominence-based list is that it may exclude peaks commonly thought of as mountains that are connected via a high ridge to a taller summit. Many such peaks and mountains with less than sufficient prominence are included but not numbered in the list.
It is very unlikely that all the heights given are correct to the nearest meter; indeed, problems of definition of sea level can arise when a mountain is remote from the sea. Different sources often differ by many meters, and many mountains in the Karakorum differ by over 100 metres on different maps. These discrepancies serve to emphasise the uncertainties in the listed heights.
See also: List of mountain ranges of Pakistan. Most of the highest mountains in Pakistan are located in the Karakoram range, some high mountains are in Himalaya (the highest of which is Nanga Parbat, globally ranked 9th, 8126 m) and Hindu Kush (the highest of which is Tirich Mir, globally ranked 33rd, 7708 m).
The locations of the highest mountains are shown on the composite satellite image of Karakoram and Hindu Kush below. The numbers refer to the global ranking in this "List of highest mountains". For clarity, lower peaks with labels overlapping higher peaks are left out of the main image.Most of the high peaks in Pakistan lie specifically in Gilgit–Baltistan with the exception of a few 7,000+ m peaks in the high Hindu Kush (the peaks marked in the northwest most region of Pakistan).
The peak marked as number 9 is Nanga Parbat (8,125 m), which is the 2nd highest Himalayan peak in Pakistan. All other peaks above 8,000m are in the Baltoro Muztagh subrange of Karakoram.
| World Rank | Rank (Pakistan) | Name | Height (m) | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Godwin Austen-K2 (Chhogori) | 8,611 m | Karakoram | |
| 9 | 2 | 8,126 m | Himalaya | ||
| 11 | 3 | Gasherbrum I (K5) | 8,080 m | ||
| 12 | 4 | 8,051 m | Karakoram | ||
| 13 | 5 | Gasherbrum II (K4) | 8,035 m | Karakoram |
| Name | Height (m) | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Peak | 6,986 m | Karakoram | Haramosh Valley, Chogurunma Glacier |
| 6,977 m | Shimshal | ||
| 6,934 m | Hushe Valley | ||
| Beka Brakai Chhok | 6,882 m | ||
| Vigne Peak | 6,874 m | ||
| 6,871 m | Pechus Glacier | ||
| Dut Sar | 6,858 m | Shimshal | |
| 6,858 m | K2 and Concordia | ||
| 6,850 m | |||
| 6,830 m | Nanga Parbat | ||
| 6,824 m | |||
| Rhuparash | 6,785 m | ||
| 6,781 m | Baltoro Glacier | ||
| Seiri Porkush | 6,771 m | Batura Glacier | |
| Choricho | 6,756 m | ||
| Biale Peak | 6,729 m | ||
| Trinity Peak | 6,700 m | ||
| Mani Peak | 6,685 m | ||
| Haramosh II | 6,666 m | ||
| Thui I | 6,660 m | Ponarillo Glacier | |
| 6,657 m | Lutkho Valley | ||
| Piaju Peak | 6,610 m | ||
| Makrong Chhish | 6,607 m | ||
| 6,606 m | Nanga Parbat | ||
| 6,574 m | |||
| 6550 | Booni,Chitral | ||
| Thui II | 6523 | Shetor Glacier, Thui Pass | |
| 6518 | Ghamu Bar Glacier | ||
| Noukarsich | 6496 | Hunza Valley | |
| Honbrok | 6459 | Hushe Valley | |
| Ghamubar II | 6432 | Ghamubar Glacier | |
| 6417 | _Youno Shigar | ||
| Koser Gunge | 6401 | ||
| 6363 | |||
| Sarwali Peak | 6326 | Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Rupal Valleys | |
| Namika Peak | 6325 | Hushe and Shyok Valleys | |
| Urdukas I | 6320 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| Sonia Peak | 6310 | Shimshal | |
| Shimshal Whitehorn (odver sar) | 6303 | Shimshal | |
| Bullah | 6294 | Braldu River Valley | |
| Purian Sar | 6293 | Shimshal | |
| Mango Gusor | 6288 | Braldu River Valley | |
| Gama Sokha Lumbu | 6282 | ||
| Urdukas II | 6280 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| 6270 | Hunza Valley | ||
| Marbal Peak | 6256 | Baltoro Glacier and Concordia | |
| Crystel Peak | 6252 | ||
| Ghuchhar Sar | 6249 | ||
| Garmush | 6244 | Garmush Glacier, Darkot | |
| Lobsang | 6225 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| Blatts Yaz | 6191 | Ghamubar Glacier, Darkot | |
| Yawash Sar II | 6176 | Karakoram | Shimshal |
| Thui Zom | 6158 | Hindu Kush | Ghamubar Glacier, Darkot |
| Bilchar Dubani | 6134 | Bagrot Valley | |
| Urdukas III | 6130 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| Chikar Zom | 6110 | Chatebori Glacier | |
| 6109 | Braldu River Valley | ||
| Tupopdan | 6106 | Boiber Valley | |
| 6096 | Gondogoro Glacier, Hushe Valley | ||
| Darmyani | 6090 | ||
| 6080 | Khane Valley | ||
| 6050 | Shimshal | ||
| Balti Peak | 6050 | ||
| Walyoo Sar | 6030 | Karakoram | Shimshal |
| Shayaz | 6026 | ||
| 6025 | Baltoro Muztagh, Concordia | ||
| Chaskin Sar | 6000 | Shimshal | |
| Sher Peak | 6000 | Shimshal | |
| Bublimating (Ladyfinger) | 6000 | Ultar Peak, Hunza Valley | |
| Name | Height (m) | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laila Peak | 5971 | Rupal Valley | |
| Falak Sar | 5957 | Swat Valley | |
| Dofana Peak | 5940 | Himalaya | Rondu(Youlbu Valley) Baltistan |
| Urdukas IV | 5900 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| 5887 | Naltar, Shani Glacier | ||
| Chari Khand | 5886 | Naltar Valley | |
| Quz Sar (Kuz Sar Peak) | 5854 | Shimshal | |
| Cathedral Peak | 5828 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| Khimor Peak | 5811 | Misgar | |
| Qool Peak | 5800 | Shimshal | |
| 5798 | Naltar Valley | ||
| Bat Koshi | 5791 | Baltar Glacier, Hunza | |
| Jurjurkhana Sar | 5790 | Shimshal | |
| Trident Peak (Pakistan) | 5780 | Khane Valley | |
| Mankial | 5726 | Swat Valley | |
| 5707 | Baltoro Glacier | ||
| Twin Peaks South | 5700 | Pakora Pass | |
| 5688 | Rupal Valley | ||
| Borit Sar | 5640 | Batura Glacier, Gojal | |
| 5639 | Chaprot Pass | ||
| Buldar Peak | 5602 | Nanga Parbat | |
| Liligo | 5600 | Baltoro Glacier | |
| Shinlep Bluk | 5517 | Braldu River Valley | |
| Khiatar Peak | 5454 | Naltar Valley | |
| Kirilgoz | 5450 | Batura Glacier | |
| Godeli Peak | 5325 | Bagrot-Haramosh Valleys | |
| 5290 | Kaghan Valley | ||
| Jalipur Peak South | 5215 | Nanga Parbat | |
| Shiftkin Sar | 5200 | Karakoram | Shimshal |
| 5180 | Hunza Valley | ||
| 5098 | Nagar Valley | ||
| Ditchil | 5084 | Deosai | |
| Tusserpo La | 5084 | Hushe Valley and Shyok Valleys | |
| Khas Kamur | 5048 | Naltar Valley | |
| 5029 | Chaprot Pass | ||
| Sasai Khand | 5001 | Naltar Valley | |
| Name | Height (m) | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunshar | 4950 | Indus Kohistan | ||
| Chattewala | 4917 | |||
| Bulan | 4913 | Nanga Parbat | ||
| Kurkun | 4890 | |||
| Churko Peak | 4800 | Himalaya | Siren Valley, Mansehra | |
| 4761 | Hindu Kush | Parachinar | ||
| Haraj | 4730 | Upper Nagar | ||
| Marpo Chungi | 4695 | Shigar Valley | ||
| 4678 | Naltar Valley | |||
| Thalle La | 4572 | Hushe, Shyok Valley | ||
| Patundas | 4570 | Batura Glacier | ||
| Busper Peak | 4564 | Braldu River Valley | ||
| Hachindar | 4544 | Hunza Valley | ||
| Jabardar | 4511 | Fairy Meadows | Jalipur | |
| Musa ka Musalla | 4500 | Himalaya | Kaghan Valley/Siran Valley | |
| Danyor Peak | 4358 | Danyor | ||
| Badshish | 4237 | Karakoram | ||
| Dinewar | 4100 | |||
| Tingrel | 4085 | |||
| Chhugam | 4064 | |||
| Name | Height (m) | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwa Saray Ghar | 3700+ m | Safed Koh | Buner District | |
| Elum Ghar | 3600+ m | Buner District | ||
| Pir Ghar | 3,596m | South Waziristan | ||
| 3,578 m | Zarghoon Ghar, Quetta | |||
| Makra Peak | 3,885 m | Kaghan | ||
| Ganga Choti | 3,044 m | Bagh | ||
| Pir Kanthi | 3,321 m | Bagh | ||
| 3,472 m | Koh-i-Takatu, Quetta | |||
| 3,194 m | Koh-i-Chiltan, Quetta | |||
| 3,184 m | Koh-i-Murdaar, Quetta | |||
| 3,487 m | East of Quetta | |||
| Sadozaitop | 3,449 m | East of Quetta | ||