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Gasherbrum II
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<p>Gasherbrum II ; <a href="/facts/Great_Trigonometrical_Survey/nkxNE8Se">surveyed</a> as K4, is the <a href="/facts/List_of_highest_mountains/uanjrrp1">13th highest mountain</a> in the world at 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level. It is the third-highest peak of the <a href="/facts/Gasherbrum/vtlzH1Ks">Gasherbrum</a> <a href="/facts/Massif/0tR9poFq">massif</a>, and is located in the <a href="/facts/Karakoram/hTjgf9go">Karakoram</a>, on the border between <a href="/facts/Gilgit%25E2%2580%2593Baltistan/SY4nFYaz">Gilgit–Baltistan</a>, <a href="/facts/Pakistan/cbIsvJy1">Pakistan</a> and <a href="/facts/Xinjiang/f3jxW5Sq">Xinjiang</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a>. The mountain was first climbed on July 7, 1956, by an <a href="/facts/Austria/4qWIMIyc">Austrian</a> expedition which included <a href="/facts/Fritz_Moravec/BjNAfCIF">Fritz Moravec</a>, Josef Larch, and Hans Willenpart. </p>