Central Karakoram National Park

Central Karakoram National Park
میانی قراقرم ملی باغ
Map showing the location of Central Karakoram National Park
Map showing the location of Central Karakoram National Park
Map of the park within Pakistan
LocationGilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Nearest citySkardu
Established1993

Central Karakoram National Park (Urdu: میانی قراقرم ملی باغ) is a national park located in Skardu district of Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan. It encompasses some of the world’s highest peaks and largest glaciers. Internationally renowned for mountaineering, rock climbing and trekking opportunities, it covers an area of about 10,000 sq. km and contains the greatest concentration of some of the tallest mountains on Earth. It has four peaks over 8,000 m including K2 (8611 m), Gasherbrum-I (8068 m), Gasherbrum-II (8035 m) and Broad Peak (8051 m), and sixty peaks higher than 7,000 m. The park was placed on the World Heritage Site Tentative List in 2016.[1]

  1. ^ "Central Karakorum National Park". World Heritage Site Tentative Lists. UNESCO. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

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