Gasherbrum III

Gasherbrum III
Highest point
Elevation	7,952 m (26,089 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	461 m (1,512 ft)[1]
Coordinates	35°44′N 76°38′E / 35.733°N 76.633°E / 35.733; 76.633
Geography
Gasherbrum III Location of Gasherbrum III Show map of Gilgit Baltistan Gasherbrum III Gasherbrum III (Southern Xinjiang) Show map of Southern Xinjiang
30km 19miles Pakistan India China 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1     The major peaks in Karakoram are rank identified by height. Legend 1：K2 2：Gasherbrum I, K5 3：Broad Peak 4：Gasherbrum II, K4 5：Gasherbrum III, K3a 6：Gasherbrum IV, K3 7：Distaghil Sar 8：Kunyang Chhish 9：Masherbrum, K1 10：Batura Sar, Batura I 11：Rakaposhi 12：Batura II 13：Kanjut Sar 14：Saltoro Kangri, K10 15：Batura III 16： Saser Kangri I, K22 17：Chogolisa 18：Shispare 19：Trivor Sar 20：Skyang Kangri 21：Mamostong Kangri, K35 22：Saser Kangri II 23：Saser Kangri III 24：Pumari Chhish 25：Passu Sar 26：Yukshin Gardan Sar 27：Teram Kangri I 28：Malubiting 29：K12 30：Sia Kangri 31：Momhil Sar 32：Skil Brum 33：Haramosh Peak 34：Ghent Kangri 35：Ultar Sar 36：Rimo massif 37：Sherpi Kangri 38：Yazghil Dome South 39：Baltoro Kangri 40：Crown Peak 41：Baintha Brakk 42：Yutmaru Sar 43：K6 44：Muztagh Tower 45：Diran 46：Apsarasas Kangri I 47：Rimo III 48：Gasherbrum V Location of Gasherbrum III
Location	Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Xinjiang, China[a]
Parent range	Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent	1975 by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Gasherbrum III,^[b] surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.^[a] It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.

Gasherbrum III fails to meet a 500 metres (1,600 ft) topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.^[c]

Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world up to its first ascent in 1975,^[d] by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.^[3][4]

See also

• List of mountains in Pakistan
• List of highest mountains on Earth

References

1. "Gasherbrum III". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
2. "Trekking Routes - Highest peaks". Central Karakoram National Park. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
3. McDonald, Bernadette (2011). Freedom Climbers. Victoria, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 52. ISBN 978-1-926855-60-8.
4. "Gasherbrum II and III". Climbs And Expeditions. American Alpine Journal. 20 (2). American Alpine Club: 540. 1976. Retrieved 2025-06-26.

Notes

1. As part of the Kashmir Dispute, this region is also claimed by India. The massif is under the control of Pakistan; it lies just north of the Line of Control.
2. Balti: རྒ་ཥཱ་བྲུམ་། - ༣, romanized: rgasha brum - 3, lit. 'Beautiful Mountain - 3'; Urdu: گاشر برم۔۳; simplified Chinese: 加舒尔布鲁木III峰; traditional Chinese: 加舒爾布魯木III峰; pinyin: Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù III Fēng
3. Some sources use a lower cutoff value, and consider Gasherbrum III to be independent.
4. In fact no summit in 1975 was both higher and more topographically prominent.