Pokalde, Dingboche

Name: Pokalde
Address: Dingboche, Nepal

#2 among attractions in Dingboche

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Pokalde Peak is a mountain peak of Nepal situated 12 km southwest of Mount Everest. Pokalde Peak is one of the shortest and easiest trekking peaks in the Everest Region. The majority of the 650 metres climb from base camp requires little more than walking with short sections of scrambling up rock. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1953Elevation: 19049 ftProminence: 889 ftCoordinates: 27°55'29"N, 86°49'60"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hillary Step, Kala Patthar, Ama Dablam, Nuptse.

7.1 miNE
Climbing
Hillary Step, Sagarmatha National Park
181 min walk • The Hillary Step was a nearly vertical rock face with a height of around 12 metres located near the summit of Mount Everest, about 8,790 metres above sea level.
4.9 miN
Peak for views of Mount Everest
Kala Patthar, Mount Everest
126 min walk • Kala Patthar, a notable landmark in the vicinity of Mount Everest in Nepal, stands as a beacon for trekkers and mountaineers from around the globe. This towering peak, which translates to "Black Rock" in English, is not so much famed for its height—which is a modest...
4.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Ama Dablam, Dingboche
119 min walk • Ama Dablam, often referred to as the "Matterhorn of the Himalayas," is a stunningly picturesque mountain located near the village of Dingboche in the Khumbu region of Eastern Nepal. Standing at an elevation of 6,812 meters (22,349 feet) above sea level, this peak is...
4.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nuptse, Mount Everest
115 min walk • Nuptse or Nubtse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal, in the Nepalese Himalayas. It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest. Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse-Nubtse massif.
5.8 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Imja Tsho, Sagarmatha National Park
149 min walk • Imja Tsho is a glacial lake created after melt water began collecting at the foot of the Imja Glacier on the lower part of the glacier in the 1950s. A 2009 study described this lake of melt water as one of the fastest-growing in the Himalaya.
4.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cholatse, Sagarmatha National Park
107 min walk • Cholatse is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Cholatse is connected to Taboche by a long ridge. The Chola glacier descends off the east face.
3.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Taboche, Periche
97 min walk • Taboche is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Nepalese Himalaya. Taboche is connected to Cholatse by a long ridge. Taboche lies directly across the Imja River from Ama Dablam and above the villages of Pheriche and Dingboche.
3.6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lobuche, Sagarmatha National Park
91 min walk • Lobuche is a Nepalese mountain which lies close to the Khumbu Glacier and the settlement of Lobuche. There are two main peaks, Lobuche East and Lobuche West.
5.2 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hillary Peak, Sagarmatha National Park
133 min walk • Hillary Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,681 metres peak in the Himalayas in honour of Edmund Hillary, who made the first ascent of Everest with Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
2.4 miN
World's highest glacier with big icefall
Khumbu Glacier, Mount Everest
62 min walk • The Khumbu Glacier is located in the Khumbu region of northeastern Nepal between Mount Everest and the Lhotse-Nuptse ridge. With elevations of 4,900 m at its terminus to 7,600 m at its source, it is the world's highest glacier.
5.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest
140 min walk • The Khumbu Icefall is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm, which lies at an altitude of 5,486 metres on the Nepali slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit.