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The world's 12th highest mountain at 8,051 metres, in the Karakoram range on the Pakistan-China border.
Broad Peak is the twelfth-highest mountain in the world, rising to 8,051 metres (26,414 feet) above sea level. It stands in the Karakoram range on the border between Gilgit-Baltistan, in Pakistan-administered territory, and Xinjiang in China. Its local Balti name is Falchan Kangri, and the English name refers to the unusually wide summit ridge that distinguishes its profile. Broad Peak lies close to K2 in the Baltoro Muztagh sub-range and is one of the fourteen mountains on earth exceeding 8,000 metres.
Type: PhenomenonElevation of 8,051 metres (26,414 feet) — the 12th highest mountain in the world
Located in the Karakoram range, not the Himalaya proper
Straddles the border between Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang, China
Local Balti name is Falchan Kangri
Named for its exceptionally broad summit ridge
One of the fourteen eight-thousanders, the peaks above 8,000 metres
Frequency: World's highest peaks and their ranges appear regularly in SSC and railway General Awareness papers
8,051 metres (26,414 feet)
12th highest mountain
Karakoram (Baltoro Muztagh)
Border of Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang, China
Falchan Kangri (Balti)
1957, by an Austrian expedition
Broad Peak was first climbed in 1957 by an Austrian team consisting of Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger and Hermann Buhl. The ascent was notable for being made in what was then called alpine style, without high-altitude porters or supplementary oxygen — a marked departure from the large siege-style expeditions that had claimed the other eight-thousanders. Hermann Buhl, who had made the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in 1953, died on the same expedition shortly afterwards on the neighbouring Chogolisa.
Hermann Buhl makes the first ascent of Nanga Parbat
First ascent of Broad Peak by an Austrian expedition, without porters or supplementary oxygen
| Aspect | Himalaya | Karakoram |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Arc from Kashmir eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh | North-west of the Himalaya, beyond the Indus |
| Highest peak | Mount Everest, 8,849 m | K2, 8,611 m |
| Notable eight-thousanders | Everest, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Makalu, Annapurna | K2, Gasherbrum I and II, Broad Peak |
| Glaciation | Extensive but generally smaller glaciers | Among the most heavily glaciated regions outside the poles, including the Siachen and Baltoro glaciers |
Broad Peak: 8,051 m, the 12th highest mountain on earth
Range: Karakoram, in the Baltoro Muztagh sub-range near K2
Location: border of Gilgit-Baltistan and Xinjiang, China
Balti name: Falchan Kangri
First climbed in 1957 by an Austrian expedition without supplementary oxygen
One of the fourteen eight-thousanders
Broad Peak rises to 8,051 metres, or 26,414 feet, making it the twelfth-highest mountain in the world.
No. Broad Peak lies in the Karakoram range, which is distinct from the Himalaya, in the Baltoro Muztagh sub-range close to K2.
In the Balti language it is called Falchan Kangri. The English name comes from its unusually wide summit ridge.
There are fourteen mountains in the world above 8,000 metres, all located in the Himalaya and Karakoram ranges.