Nanga Parbat facts for kids

Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat, the killer mountain, in Pakistan
Elevation	8,126 m (26,660 ft) Ranked 9th
Prominence	4,608 m (15,118 ft) Ranked 14th
Listing	Eight-thousander Ultra
Location
Location of Nanga Parbat in Pakistan
Location	Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Nanga Parbat lies approx 27km west-southwest of Astore district, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan
Range	Himalayas
Coordinates	35°14′15″N 74°35′21″E
Climbing
First ascent	July 3, 1953 by Hermann Buhl
Easiest route	Diamir district (West Face)

Nanga Parbat is the second-highest mountain of Pakistan. It is in Gilgit Baltistan, between Chilas and Astore. Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain". It is the ninth highest peak in the world, at 26,660 feet (8,130 m) high. In 1953, an Austrian German named Hermann Buhl was the first to climb it.

Nanga Parbat is in the west of the Himalayas, and is the most western of the mountains higher than eight thousand meters. It lies just south of the Indus River, in the Astore District of the Northern Areas in the region of Kashmir. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram mountains.

Nanga Parbat is the highest peak in the Nanga Parbat Range. The range covers an area of 120 mi (190 km) in length and 12 to 24 mi (19 to 39 km) in width. In the east it joins the Pir Panjal Range.

The steep incline of its peak that rises above the ground far below make Nanga Parbat a difficult and dangerous climb. Many deaths in the mid and early 20th century gave it the nickname of "killer mountain".

Images for kids

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  Nanga Parbat Rakhiot Face from Fairy Meadows

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  Nanga Parbat from Deosai

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  Approaching Nanga Parbat Base Camp

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  Nanga Parbat Rupal Base camp, Gilgit Baltistan

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  Southwest aspect of the Rupal Face

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  At 4,100 m (13,450 ft), near the Rakhiot Base Camp

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  View from Latobo village. For a sense of scale, notice a 4-man yellow tent, dwarfed by the peak, near the bottom right. Just above the tent is a large white building.