Mountain ranges of Pakistan
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Pakistan is home to more than sixty peaks above 7,000 m (22,960 feet). Five of the fourteen eight-thousanders (peaks above 8,000 m) are in Pakistan, four of which are in Karakoram near Concordia.
Most of the high peaks in Pakistan are in Karakoram range, the highest of which is K2 (8,611 m), the second highest peak on earth. The highest peak of Himalayan range in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), which is the ninth highest peak of the world.
Following are the mountain ranges that are fully or partially included in Pakistan:
- Karakoram range, highest peak is K2 (8,611 m or 28,244 feet).
- Himalaya range, highest peak in Pakistan is Nanga Parbat (8,126 m or 26,653 feet).
- Hindu Kush range, highest peak is Tirich Mir (7,690 metres or 25,230 feet).
- Sulaiman Mountains range, highest peak is Takht-e-Sulaiman (3,487 m or 11,437 feet).
- Safed Koh range, highest peak is Mount Sikaram (4,761 m or 15,620 feet)
- Pamir Mountains, junction of the Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges.
- Salt Range, a hill system in the Punjab Province, abundant in salt
- Toba Kakar Range, southern offshoot of the Himalayas in the Balochistan
[edit] See also
- List of mountains in Pakistan
- List of highest mountains (a list of all peaks above 7,200 m)
- List of mountain ranges of the world
