Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8126m above sea level. It is the western anchor of the Himalayas around which the Indus river skirts into the plains of Pakistan. It is in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and is locally known as Diamir or Deo Mir (deo meaning "huge" and mir meaning "mountain").Nanga Parbat is one of the eight-thousanders, with a summit elevation of 8126m. An immense, dramatic peak rising far above its surrounding terrain, Nanga Parbat is also a notoriously difficult climb. Numerous mountaineering deaths in the mid and early-20th century lent it the nickname "killer mountain".LocationNanga Parbat forms the western anchor of the Himalayan Range and is the westernmost eight-thousander. It lies just south of the Indus River in the Diamer District of Gilgit–Baltistan in Pakistan. Not far to the north is the western end of the Karakoram range.Notable featuresNanga 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 4600m above its base. To the north, the complex, somewhat more gently sloped Rakhiot Flank rises 7000m from the Indus River valley to the summit in just 25km, one of the 10 greatest elevation gains in so short a distance on earth.