Lingtren, Mount Everest

Name: Lingtren
Address: Mount Everest, Nepal

#4 among attractions in Mount Everest

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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. It lies on the international border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and it was first climbed in 1935. A mountain nearby to the west was originally named Lingtrennup but is now more commonly called Xi Lingchain. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1935Elevation: 22142 ftProminence: 1946 ftCoordinates: 28°1'0"N, 86°50'60"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Hillary Step, Kala Patthar, South Summit, Pumori.

5 miSE
Climbing
Hillary Step, Sagarmatha National Park
128 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.
2 miSW
Peak for views of Mount Everest
Kala Patthar, Mount Everest
50 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...
5.1 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
South Summit, Sagarmatha National Park
130 min walk • The South Summit of Mount Everest in the Himalayas is a subsidiary peak to the primary peak of Mount Everest. Although its elevation above sea level of 8,749 metres is higher than the second-highest mountain on Earth, K2, it is not considered a separate mountain as its prominence is only 11 meters.
1.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pumori, Mount Everest
36 min walk • 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.
6.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lhotse, Sagarmatha National Park
161 min walk • Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain in the world at 8,516 metres, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. The main summit is on the border between Tibet and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
4.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nuptse, Mount Everest
110 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.
5.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lobuche, Sagarmatha National Park
138 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.
5.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hillary Peak, Sagarmatha National Park
138 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.
4.3 miS
World's highest glacier with big icefall
Khumbu Glacier, Mount Everest
110 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.
2 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest
52 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.
6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nirekha, Sagarmatha National Park
153 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.