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| location = [[Baltistan]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]]<br>[[Xinjiang]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] | | location = [[Baltistan]], [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]]<br/>[[Xinjiang]], [[People's Republic of China|China]]{{efn|name=disputed|This region is also claimed by [[India]]. This massif is under the control of Pakistan; it lies just north of the [[Line of Control]].}} | ||
| range = [[Karakoram]] | | range = [[Karakoram]] | ||
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'''Gasherbrum III''' ({{langx|ur|گاشر برم۔۳}}); {{zh|s=加舒尔布鲁木III峰|t=加舒爾布魯木III峰|p=Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù III Fēng}}), [[Great Trigonometrical Survey|surveyed]] as '''K3a''', is a summit in the [[Gasherbrum]] massif of the [[Baltoro Muztagh]], a subrange of the [[Karakoram]] on the border between [[Xinjiang]], [[China]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]]. | '''Gasherbrum III''' ({{langx|ur|گاشر برم۔۳}}); {{zh|s=加舒尔布鲁木III峰|t=加舒爾布魯木III峰|p=Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù III Fēng}}), [[Great Trigonometrical Survey|surveyed]] as '''K3a''', is a summit in the [[Gasherbrum]] massif of the [[Baltoro Muztagh]], a subrange of the [[Karakoram]] on the border between [[Xinjiang]], [[China]] and [[Gilgit-Baltistan]], [[Pakistan]].{{efn|name=disputed}} It is situated between [[Gasherbrum II]] and [[Gasherbrum IV|IV]]. | ||
Gasherbrum III fails to meet a {{convert|500|m}} [[topographic prominence]] cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II. | Gasherbrum III fails to meet a {{convert|500|m}} [[topographic prominence]] cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.{{efn|name="prom"|Some sources use a lower cutoff value, and consider Gasherbrum III to be independent.}} | ||
Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world | Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world up to its first ascent in 1975,{{efn|name="unclimbed"|In fact no summit in 1975 was both higher and more topographically prominent.}} by [[Wanda Rutkiewicz]], [[Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz]], [[Janusz Onyszkiewicz]] and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.<ref>{{Cite book |last=McDonald |first=Bernadette |title=Freedom Climbers |publisher=Rocky Mountain Books |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-926855-60-8 |location=Victoria, Canada |pages=52}}</ref><ref name=aaj_1976/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of mountains in Pakistan]] | * [[List of mountains in Pakistan]] | ||
* [[List of highest mountains]] | * [[List of highest mountains on Earth]] | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|3|refs= | {{reflist|3|refs= | ||
<ref name=aaj_1976> | |||
{{cite aaj | article_id=12197654000 | title=Gasherbrum II and III | department=Climbs And Expeditions | |||
| year=1976 | volume=20 | issue=2 | pages=540 | access-date=2025-06-26}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="cknp"> | <ref name="cknp"> | ||
{{cite web | url=http://www.cknp.org/cms/treks-valleys/trekking-routes/highest-peaks/ | {{cite web | url=http://www.cknp.org/cms/treks-valleys/trekking-routes/highest-peaks/ | ||
| title=Trekking Routes - Highest peaks | | title=Trekking Routes - Highest peaks | ||
| publisher=Central Karakoram National Park | | | publisher=Central Karakoram National Park | access-date=2014-08-24}}</ref> | ||
<ref name="peakbagger"> | <ref name="peakbagger"> | ||
{{cite peakbagger|pid=10523|name=Gasherbrum III| | {{cite peakbagger|pid=10523|name=Gasherbrum III|access-date=2014-08-24}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
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[[Category:Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram]] | [[Category:Seven-thousanders of the Karakoram]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:47, 26 June 2025
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain
Gasherbrum III (Template:Langx); Template:Zh), surveyed as K3a, is a summit in the Gasherbrum massif of the Baltoro Muztagh, a subrange of the Karakoram on the border between Xinjiang, China and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.Template:Efn It is situated between Gasherbrum II and IV.
Gasherbrum III fails to meet a Template:Convert topographic prominence cutoff to be an independent mountain; hence it can be considered a subpeak of Gasherbrum II.Template:Efn
Gasherbrum III was one of the highest unclimbed summits in the world up to its first ascent in 1975,Template:Efn by Wanda Rutkiewicz, Alison Chadwick-Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Onyszkiewicz and Krzysztof Zdzitowiecki, members of a Polish expedition.[1][2]
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