Hillary Step, Sagarmatha National Park

Name: Hillary Step
Address: Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal

#1 among attractions in Sagarmatha National Park

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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. Located on the southeast ridge, halfway between the "South Summit" and the true summit, the Hillary Step was the most technically difficult part of the typical Nepal-side Everest climb and the last real challenge before reaching the top of the mountain. The rock face was destroyed by an earthquake that struck the region in 2015. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 27°59'15"N, 86°55'29"E

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Hillary Step – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Imja Tse, South Summit, Lhotse, Nuptse.

4.7 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Imja Tse, Sagarmatha National Park
120 min walk • Imja Tse, better known as Island Peak, is a mountain in Sagarmatha National Park of the Himalayas of eastern Nepal. The peak was named Island Peak in 1953 by members of the British Mount Everest expedition because it appears as an island in a sea of ice when viewed from Dingboche.
~960 ftS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
South Summit, Sagarmatha National Park
5 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.
1.9 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lhotse, Sagarmatha National Park
48 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.
2.6 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Nuptse, Mount Everest
66 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 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Lingtren, Mount Everest
128 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.
7.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Pokalde, Dingboche
181 min walk • 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.
5.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Cho Polu
150 min walk • Cho Polu is a mountain in the Khumbu region of eastern Nepal. Southern neighbors include Num Ri and Baruntse while Imja Tse lies immediately to the west.
2.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lhotse Shar, Qomolangma
59 min walk • Lhotse Shar is a subsidiary mountain of Lhotse, at 8,383 m high. It was first climbed by Sepp Mayerl and Rolf Walter on 12 May 1970.
2.2 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Hillary Peak, Sagarmatha National Park
57 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.
3.2 miW
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Khumbu Icefall, Mount Everest
83 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.
3.3 miSE
27°57'20"N • 86°57'53"E
Peak 38, Sagarmatha National Park
84 min walk • Mountain