Pakistan · Karakoram Range8,611 m (28,251 ft)K2 3D Terrain Map & Relief Model
Interactive digital elevation model (DEM) for K2. Tilt, rotate, and inspect high-altitude summit ridges, glacial cirques, and approach routes in high-resolution 3D WebGL cartography.
Established on the rocky lateral moraine of the Godwin-Austen Glacier. Serves as the expedition headquarters and weather monitoring station.
Reached by climbing steep 40-degree snow couloirs and broken rock. Tents are pitched on narrow, wind-lashed snow platforms on the crest of the ridge.
Pitched on small rock ledges just above House's Chimney, a 30-meter vertical fracture in solid granite first climbed by American Bill House in 1938.
Located directly above the Black Pyramid, a 500-meter wall of dark, shattered granite and brittle ice that demands sustained mixed technical climbing.
The final camp sits on a broad, wind-scoured snow terrace at the edge of the Death Zone. Climbers launch their midnight summit attempts from here.
A sheer 80-degree ice couloir directly under an unstable 100-meter hanging serac wall, followed by a delicate traverse over exposed blue ice.
A final steep snow slope and sharp summit ridge leading to the top of K2, the second highest point on Earth.
Base on the Godwin-Austen Glacier directly beneath the towering central wall.
First precarious ice ledge hacked out of the 60-degree snow cone.
Third standing bivouac beneath the vertical granite cliff bisecting the face.
Final freezing bivouac in a snow ditch before joining the upper Abruzzi Spur / Bottleneck traverse.
The highest point of the Savage Mountain, reached on July 8, 1986.
Pitched at the foot of the sheer western ramparts beneath the Savoia Pass.
Positioned on narrow rock platforms along the jagged western arête exposed to high winds.
Located at the foot of the technical rock towers on the upper western ridge.
High camp perched near the threshold of the Southwest Face, where climbers stage final summit attempts.
Total vertical rise from Base Camp (5,000m) directly to the summit crest.
DMS: 35°52′53″ N, 76°30′48″ E. Verified against alpine geodesy baselines.
The vertical drop to the lowest contour encircling the peak with no higher summit inside it.
Surrounded by lateral moraines, active icefalls, and high glaciated ridges feeding regional river systems.
Topographic Architecture of K2
K2, at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft), is the second-highest mountain on Earth and widely regarded as the most technically demanding and lethal 8,000-meter peak. Located in the heart of the Karakoram on the border between Pakistan and China, K2 is characterized by sheer relief, severe weather anomalies, and persistent objective hazards including the notorious Bottleneck couloir.