Pumori, Mount Everest

Name: Pumori
Address: Mount Everest, Nepal

#2 among attractions in Mount Everest

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Pumori is a mountain on the Nepal-China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory. "Pumo" means young girl or daughter and "Ri" means mountain in Sherpa language. Climbers sometimes refer to Pumori as "Everest's Daughter". Mallory also called it Clare Peak, after his daughter. ()

Local name: पुमोरी First ascent: 1962Elevation: 23494 ftProminence: 4193 ftCoordinates: 28°0'58"N, 86°49'39"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Kala Patthar, Nuptse, Lingtren, Lobuche.

1.4 miS
Peak for views of Mount Everest
Kala Patthar, Mount Everest
36 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...
5.2 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nuptse, Mount Everest
132 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.
1.4 miE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lingtren, Mount Everest
36 min walk • Lingtren, 6,749 metres, is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal area of Himalaya, about 8 kilometres distant in a direct line from Mount Everest.
4.5 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lobuche, Sagarmatha National Park
116 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.
6.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hillary Peak, Sagarmatha National Park
163 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.
3.9 miS
World's highest glacier with big icefall
Khumbu Glacier, Mount Everest
101 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.
3.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest
79 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.
4.8 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nirekha, Sagarmatha National Park
122 min walk • Nirekha peak, Nepal, is in the same chain as the Lobuche summits, east of the Cho La Col. The peak is in the list of the new 'A' trekking peaks, for which in 2006 a peak fee of $500 had to be paid.