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'''K12''' is the second highest [[mountain|peak]] in the [[Saltoro Mountains]], a subrange of the [[Karakoram]] range in the [[Siachen Glacier|Siachen]] region, in [[Ladakh]], [[India]]. Its name comes from its designation given during the original survey of the Karakoram range. In 1984, an [[Indian army]] expedition under Colonel Prem Chand took hold of this peak, from the side of Siachen glacier by traversing from the west.<ref> | '''K12''' is the second highest [[mountain|peak]] in the [[Saltoro Mountains]], a subrange of the [[Karakoram]] range in the [[Siachen Glacier|Siachen]] region, in [[Ladakh]], [[India]]. Its name comes from its designation given during the original survey of the Karakoram range. In 1984, an [[Indian army]] expedition under Colonel Prem Chand took hold of this peak, from the side of Siachen glacier by traversing from the west.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pl5qHu_K45kC&pg=PA195|title = Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram|isbn = 9788173871009|last1 = Kapadia|first1 = Harish|year = 1999}}</ref> | ||
K12 lies to the southwest of the [[Siachen Glacier]]; the K12 glacier heads on its northeast slopes and feeds the Siachen. The western slopes of K12 drain to the Bilafond Glacier system, and thence to the Dansam River, and eventually the [[Indus River]]. | K12 lies to the southwest of the [[Siachen Glacier]]; the K12 glacier heads on its northeast slopes and feeds the Siachen. The western slopes of K12 drain to the Bilafond Glacier system, and thence to the Dansam River, and eventually the [[Indus River]]. | ||