Khumbutse, Qomolangma

Name: Khumbutse
Address: Qomolangma, China

#5 among attractions in Qomolangma

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Khumbutse is the first mountain west of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1979Elevation: 21772 ftProminence: 1509 ftCoordinates: 28°1'13"N, 86°52'23"E

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Khumbutse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Himalayas, Changtse, North Col, Mahalangur Himal.

3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Himalayas
99 min walk • The Himalayas, or Himalaya, are a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 peaks exceeding 7,200 m in elevation lie in the Himalayas.
3.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Changtse, Qomolangma
81 min walk • Changtse is a mountain situated between the Main Rongbuk and East Rongbuk Glaciers in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, immediately north of Mount Everest. It is connected to Mount Everest via the North Col.
3.2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
North Col
82 min walk • The North Col refers to the sharp-edged pass carved by glaciers in the ridge connecting Mount Everest and Changtse in Tibet. It forms the head of the East Rongbuk Glacier. When climbers attempt to climb Everest via the North ridge, the first camp on the mountain itself is established on the North Col.
3.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Mahalangur Himal
99 min walk • Mahālangūr Himāl is a section of the Himalayas in northeast Nepal and south-central Tibet of China extending east from the pass Nangpa La between Rolwaling Himal and Cho Oyu, to the Arun River.
7.1 miNW
Park
Qomolangma National Park, Qomolangma
181 min walk • Qomolangma National Park is a national park located in Xigazê Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Mount Qomolangma is the Tibetan and Chinese name for Mount Everest.
0.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Lho La, Qomolangma
19 min walk • The Lho La is a col on the border between Nepal and Tibet north of the Western Cwm, near Mount Everest. It is at the lowest point of the West Ridge of the mountain at a height of 6,006 metres.