The list is an incomplete list of mountains in Pakistan. There are many named and unnamed peaks in Pakistan that are currently not included in this list. The list also includes many peaks that are not usually classed as independent mountains, but instead are considered sub-peaks of other mountains, due to having low
topographic prominence (the height of a peak above the highest saddle connecting it to a higher summit). Also, many of the elevations listed are approximate, due to imprecise and inconsistent surveys. The ranks in the peaks above are derived from the
list of highest mountains. The dividing line between a mountain with multiple peaks and separate mountains is not always clear (see
Highest unclimbed mountain). A common threshold is to define a mountain as a summit with 300 m prominence (1,000 ft; also 10 traditional rope lengths). Alternatively, a relative prominence (prominence or height) is used (usually 7–8%) to reflect that in higher mountain ranges everything is on a larger scale. The
list of highest mountains ranks the highest 100 summits with at least 500 m prominence, approximating a 7% relative prominence. A drawback of a prominence-based list is that it may exclude peaks commonly thought of as mountains that are connected via a high ridge to a taller summit. Many such peaks and mountains with less than sufficient prominence are included but not numbered in the list. It is very unlikely that all the heights given are correct to the nearest meter; indeed, problems of definition of
sea level can arise when a mountain is remote from the sea. Different sources often differ by many meters, and many mountains in the
Karakorum differ by over 100 metres on different maps. These discrepancies serve to emphasise the uncertainties in the listed heights. ==Geographical distribution==