Karakoram

American  

[kahr-uh-kawr-uhm, -kohr-, kar-] / ˌkɑr əˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr-, ˌkær- /

noun

1. Also called Mustagh.  a mountain range in NW India, in N Kashmir. Highest peak, K2, 28,250 feet (8,611 meters).

2. a pass traversing this range, on the route from NE Kashmir to Sinkiang province in China. 18,300 feet (5,580 meters).

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Karakoram British  

/ ˌkærəˈkɔːrəm /

noun

1. a mountain system in N Kashmir, extending for about 480 km (300 miles) from northwest to southeast: contains the second highest peak in the world (K2); crossed by several high passes, notably the Karakoram Pass 5575 m (18 290 ft)

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Karakoram

There are only 14 of them in the world, all located in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

The mountaineers were climbing Broad Peak, the 12th-highest mountain in the world at 26,400 feet, part of the Karakoram mountain range.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Even in the Karakoram region of Central Asia, where some glaciers briefly advanced after the turn of the millennium, long-term projections show continued glacier loss.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2025

Amid the high peaks of the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush, there are more than 7,000 glaciers.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025

In 1958 he’d made history as the driving force behind the first ascent of Hidden Peak, a 26,470-foot mountain in the Karakoram Range of Pakistan—the highest first ascent ever achieved by American climbers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer