This Article Is About The South Asian Mountain.

K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth (after Mount Everest). With a peak elevation of 8,611 metres (28,251 ft), K2 is part of the Karakoram range, and is located on the border[1] between the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China and the Northern Areas, the portion of the disputed Kashmir region under the administration of Pakistan.[2] K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the difficulty of ascent and the 2nd highest fatality rate among the 'eight thousanders' for those who climb it. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying.[3] Unlike Annapurna, the mountain with highest fatality rate, K2 has never been climbed in winter.