What is Gasherbrum II?
{{Infobox mountain | name = Gasherbrum&nbsp;II <br /> {{nq|گاشر برم -2}} | other_name = K4 | photo = Gasherbrum2.jpg | photo_caption = Gasherbrum II from [[Base Camp]] | elevation_m = 8035 | elevation_ref = <br /><small>[[List of highest mountains|Ranked 13th]]</small> | prominence_m = 1524 | prominence_ref = | map = Tibetan Plateau#Pakistan#Gilgit Baltistan | map_caption = Location on the Pakistan–China border | map_size = | label_position = right | listing = [[Eight-thousander]]<br />[[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]] | location = [[Gilgit–Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]] | range = [[Karakoram]] | coordinates = {{coord|35|45|30|N|76|39|12|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | first_ascent = July 7, 1956 by [[Fritz Moravec]], Josef Larch and Hans Willenpart | easiest_route = Snow/ice climb }} '''Gasherbrum II''' is a {{convert|8035|m|ft}} [[mountain]] in the [[Karakoram]] [[Mountain range|range]], in [[China]] and [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite peakbagger|pid=10525|name=Gasherbrum II|accessdate=6 May 2019}}</ref> It is also known as '''K4'''. It is the [[List of highest mountains|13th highest]] mountain in the world. The first people to reach the top were Fritz Moravec, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart, in 1956.<ref name=clinch>{{cite book |last = Messner |first = Reinhold |title = All 14 Eight-Thousanders |year = 1999 |publisher = The Mountaineers Books |isbn = 978-0-89886-660-5}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons|Gasherbrum II}} {{Eight-thousander}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gasherbrum II}} [[Category:Karakoram]] [[Category:Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan]] [[Category:Mountains of Xinjiang]] {{multistub|Geo|Asia}}