Gasherbrum IV

Gasherbrum IV
Gasherbrum IV from Baltoro Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	7,925 m (26,001 ft)  Ranked 17th
Prominence	718 m (2,356 ft)
Coordinates	35°45′30″N 76°37′0″E / 35.75833°N 76.61667°E / 35.75833; 76.61667Coordinates: 35°45′30″N 76°37′0″E / 35.75833°N 76.61667°E / 35.75833; 76.61667
Geography
Gasherbrum IV Show map of Tibetan Plateau Gasherbrum IV Show map of Pakistan Gasherbrum IV Show map of Gilgit Baltistan Xinjiang, China; Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan
Parent range	Baltoro Muztagh, Karakoram
Climbing
First ascent	August 6, 1958 by Walter Bonatti and Carlo Mauri
Easiest route	snow/ice climb

Gasherbrum IV (Urdu: گاشر برم -4‎; simplified Chinese: 加舒尔布鲁木IV峰; traditional Chinese: 加舒爾布魯木IV峰; pinyin: Jiāshūěrbùlǔmù IV Fēng) is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan. It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif.

The Gasherbrums are a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya. The massif contains three of the world's 8,000 metre peaks (if one includes Broad Peak). Gasherbrum is often claimed to mean "Shining Wall", presumably a reference to the highly visible west face of Gasherbrum IV; but in fact, it comes from "rgasha" (beautiful) and "brum" (mountain) in Balti, hence it actually means "beautiful mountain."