page_title: List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush
section_title: Karakoram
hierarchical_section_title: List of Ultras of the Karakoram and Hindu Kush / Karakoram
context_page_description: This is a list of all the Ultra prominent peaks in the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and neighbouring ranges. The list includes 4 of the 14 8000m summits, all in the Karakoram, including the second highest mountain in the world, K2. There are a further 19 Ultras in the Karakoram and 5 in the Hindu Kush over 7,000m. The Ultras of the Himalayas lie to the south east and are listed separately. To the north are the Pamirs, and to the east the mountains of Tibet.
  Despite their height, only 3 mountains are among the 100 most prominent mountains, K2, in 22nd place, Tirich Mir and Batura Sar. A further 3 are on the list of 125 most prominent mountains: Buni Zom; Kuh-e Bandaka; and Rakaposhi.
caption: K2, Pakistan
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