K2, at 8,611 metres above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres. It lies in the Karakoram range, partially in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-administered Kashmir and partially in the China-administered Trans-Karakoram Tract in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang.
Elevation: 8,611 m (28,251 ft) · Ranked 2nd
Prominence: 4,020 m (13,190 ft) · Ranked 22nd
Listing: Eight-thousander · Seven Second Summits · Ultra
Etymology: Second peak measured in the Karakoram Range by the Survey of India, hence "K2"; · Mount Godwin-Austen derives from Henry Godwin-Austen, who first surveyed the peak.