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K12
- Prominence
- 1,971 m6,465 ft
- Isolation
- 19 km
- Region
- India
- Tonight
- -36°CClear · Wind 7 km/h NW
K12 is a 7,428 m (24,370 ft) mountain in the Saltoro Mountains, India.
All facts
- Elevation
- 7,428 m · 24,370 ft
- Nearest higher peak
- Saltoro Kangri (7,742 m)
- Range
- Saltoro Mountains
- Coordinates
- 35.2954° N, 77.0224° E
K12 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km
K12 terrain and contours
100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
K12 elevation profile
West → east through the summit
K12 weather
Tonight · Clear · -36°C (-33°F) · Wind 7 km/h NW
K12 forecast for the summit, about 7,428 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 4,701 m.
- Tonight-36°–7 km/h NWBase -19°
- Today-38°-27°–9 km/h NWBase -22 / -11°
- Sun-37°-27°–9 km/h NWBase -21 / -10°
- Mon-37°-27°–9 km/h NWBase -21 / -11°
- Tue-38°-29°–7 km/h NWBase -22 / -13°
- Wed-34°-28°–6 km/h NWBase -17 / -12°
- Thu-35°-26°–6 km/h NWBase -18 / -10°
- Fri-33°-26°–6 km/h WBase -17 / -9°
- Sat-29°-26°2.8 mm5 km/h WBase -13 / -9°
- Sun-33°-25°–5 km/h NWBase -17 / -8°
Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:18 UTC.
Slope
Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.
Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.
- Steeper than 30°
- 41.0% of the 144 km² view
- Relief in view
- 2,699 m low point 4,701 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Where K12 sits
- Range
- Karakoram39
Nearby places
Gyong LaPass · 5,686 m↑14 km SSE
NJ9842Peak · 6,389 m↑30 km S
Link SarPeak · 7,041 m↑42 km WNW
K6Peak · 7,282 m↑45 km WNW
Indira ColPass · 5,764 m↑46 km NNW
More in the Karakoram 6
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How accurate is this?
28 m low This 3D map reads 7,400 m at the summit; the official height is 7,428 m.
Why: a 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a sharp summit gets rounded off. The 90 m model misses by 47 m.
| Source | Summit | Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Official height (Wikidata) | 7,428 m | — |
| Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page) | 7,400 m | -28 m |
| Copernicus GLO-90 | 7,381 m | -47 m |
Data sources
- Terrain
- Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-29)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Summits
- © OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Accuracy comparison, Panorama
- Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
- Sources
- Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia