Tallest Mountain on Earth in Pakistan?

The highest mountain is not necessarily the tallest, considering the difference in height between the peak and the surrounding base of the mountain. There is no precise definition of surrounding base, but Mount McKinley, Mount Kilimanjaro and Nanga Parbat are possible candidates for the tallest mountain on land by this measure. The bases of mountain islands are below sea level, and given this consideration Mauna Kea is the world's tallest mountain, rising about 10,200 meters (33,500 feet) from the Pacific floor.

The highest mountains are not necessarily those farthest from the centre of the Earth, because the figure of the Earth is not spherical. Sea level closer to the equator is several miles farther from the centre of the Earth. The summit of Chimborazo, Ecuador's tallest mountain, is usually considered to be the farthest point from the Earth's centre, although the southern summit of Peru's tallest mountain, Huascarán, is another contender.[1]

Nanga Parbat (Urdu: نانگا پربت) is the ninth highest mountain on Earth. Nanga Parbat means "Naked Mountain" in Urdu, parbat deriving from the Sanskrit word parvata (पर्वत) meaning "mountain, rock", and nanga from the Sanskrit word nagna (नग्न) meaning "naked, bare"[2]. Known as the "Killer Mountain," Nanga Parbat was one of the deadliest of the eight-thousanders for climbers in the first half of the twentieth century; since that time it has been less so, though still an extremely serious climb. It is also an immense, dramatic peak that rises far above its surrounding terrain.

Location
Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas and is the westernmost eight-thousander. It lies just south of the Indus River in the Astore District of the Northern Areas in Pakistan administered Kashmir[1]. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram range.


Notable features
Nanga Parbat has tremendous vertical relief over local terrain in all directions. To the south, Nanga Parbat boasts what is often referred to as the highest mountain face in the world: the Rupal Face rises 4,600 m (15,000 feet) above its base. To the north, the complex, somewhat more gently sloped Rakhiot Flank rises 7,000 m (22,966 feet) from the Indus River valley to the summit in just 27 km, one of the 10 greatest elevation gains in so short a distance on Earth.[citation needed]


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[craccky]

This looks amazing and frightening.

[islammeanpeace101]

List of Mountain in Pakistan

World Rank ----Rank (Pakistan)---Name----Height (m)-------Location

2---1--K2---8611---Karakoram Baltoro Muztagh

9---2 -Nanga Parbat----8126---Himalaya

11--3--Gasherbrum I(K5)---8080---Karakoram, Baltoro Muztagh

12--4--Broad Peak (K3)---8051---Karakoram, Baltoro Muztagh

13--5--Gasherbrum II (K4)--8035--Karakoram Baltoro Muztagh