K2
35.88°N, 76.51°E · Karakoram, Pakistan
K2 is the world's second-highest peak at 8,611 m and the most northerly of the eight-thousanders, straddling the Pakistan–China border.
- Summit elevation
- 8,611 m
- Coordinates
- 35.88°N, 76.51°E
- Region
- Karakoram
- Country
- Pakistan
About this K2 poster
This poster renders the terrain around K2, Pakistan as a stack of ridgelines — a topographic “joy plot” inspired by the famous Unknown Pleasures album cover. Each line traces the real elevation profile of one slice of the landscape, drawn from digital elevation data, so the peaks, valleys and ridges you see are the actual shape of the ground.
Want a different look? Open it in the editor to change the color, number of lines, height exaggeration and smoothing, then download a high-resolution PNG or a print-ready PDF — completely free.
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