Nangpai Gosum

#68 among destinations in Nepal

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Nangpai Gosum is a mountain in the Himalayas. It lies on the border between Nepal and China. The first ascent to the summit was a Japanese expedition on October 12, 1986. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 28°4'23"N, 86°36'45"E

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Nangpai Gosum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cho Oyu, Jobo Rinjang, Nangpa La, Tenzing Peak.

3.3 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Cho Oyu, Sagarmatha National Park
84 min walk • Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres above sea level. Cho Oyu means "Turquoise Goddess" in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km west of Mount Everest. The mountain stands on the China–Nepal border.
3.5 miSW
Mountain
Jobo Rinjang, Sagarmatha National Park
89 min walk • Jobo Rinjang is a mountain located in Namche, Solukhumbhu, Nepal at an elevation of 6,666 metres above sea level. It was first climbed in 2009 by Joseph Puryear and David Gottlieb.
2.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Nangpa La, Qomolangma
72 min walk • Nangpa La is a high mountain pass crossing the Himalayas and the Nepal-Tibet Autonomous Region border a few kilometres west of Cho Oyu and some 30 km northwest of Mount Everest.
5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Tenzing Peak, Qomolangma
127 min walk • Tenzing Peak is the name which has been proposed by the Government of Nepal for a 7,916-metre peak in the Himalayas in honour of Tenzing Norgay, who made the first ascent of Everest with Edmund Hillary in 1953.
2.8 miS
Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature
Nangpai Gosum Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park
73 min walk • Nangpai Gosum Glacier is a glacier located 25 km west northwest of Mount Everest in the Himalayas of Nepal. It is located at lat 28°02′N. long 86°36′E. The ice-core drilling site is situated at 5,700 m above mean sea level. In 1998, a 37-m ice core was extracted from the glacier by Cameron P.

Nangpai Gosum

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Nangpai Gosum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Cho Oyu, Sagarmatha National Park

Jobo Rinjang, Sagarmatha National Park

Nangpa La, Qomolangma

Tenzing Peak, Qomolangma

Nangpai Gosum Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park