THE MOUNTAIN ATLAS

Mountains in Karakoram

138 mountains in the atlas · 1 profiles with route information.

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Karakoram at a glance

This database lists the atlas summits assigned to Karakoram, including recorded subranges. Use the hierarchy and filters to locate a specific summit; use a regional guide for a selected introduction.

1 profiles with routes · 1 planning source checks.

Mountain groups represented here

Groups can overlap through parent and subrange membership. Counts are catalogue coverage, not measures of suitability.

Mountains to explore

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Recorded geography and evidence available on each profile
Mountain	Elevation	Location / group	What to research next
K2	8,611 m	Pakistan Baltoro Muztagh	Read the sourced access and planning notes →Madison Mountaineering · K2 Abruzzi Ridge
Gasherbrum	8,080 m	People's Republic of China / Pakistan Gasherbrum	Access, route difficulty and seasonal restrictions: research open.
Distaghil Sar	7,885 m	Pakistan Hispar Muztagh	Access, route difficulty and seasonal restrictions: research open.

Elevation is a geographic comparison, not a technical grade. A shorter or lower mountain is not automatically an easier trip.

How this overview is compiled

The recorded summits span 4,678–8,611 m. This is the range of elevations in our catalogue, not the full relief of Karakoram.

Selected profiles prioritise available sources, different mountain groups and elevations. They are starting points for exploration, not recommended ascents.

Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · atlas-based orientation. Elevations, locations and range memberships come from the linked mountain records. Coverage is incomplete; imported geography is not a field inspection. Planning evidence remains attributed and dated on each profile.

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Search names such as Cervino or Monte Bianco. Planning sources checked are dated source checks, not a complete route review. Elevation does not measure difficulty. Route filters use source-linked entries, including labelled historical listings. Choose a rating system before selecting an exact grade; systems are not converted.

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Range assignment coverage

26,859 source-linked assignments · 3,459 unassigned · 18 needing review

Source snapshot: 2026-10-05. Range membership uses explicit Wikidata relationships and recorded parent ranges. Additional assignments match summit coordinates inside published GMBA v2 standard mountain polygons, using the most specific eligible hierarchy node. Countries and coordinate boxes are not used to guess a range. These imported assignments have not been independently field-verified; missing evidence remains open.

Browse unassigned mountains → · Wikidata classification property ↗ · GMBA v2 dataset (CC BY 4.0) ↗ · Snethlage et al. (2022), methodology ↗

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Researched profile Climbing history, selected routes and linked planning sources.

Geographic record Imported elevation, location and sources; climbing details still to be researched.

This is a selected collection, not a complete inventory of mountains or routes. Geographic records have not been independently field-verified.