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Cho Oyu, Sagarmatha National Park

#2 among attractions in Sagarmatha National Park

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Cho Oyu, Sagarmatha National Park

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Local name: चोयु हिमाल First ascent: 1954Elevation: 26864 ftProminence: 7677 ftCoordinates: 28°5'39"N, 86°39'39"E
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Cho Oyu – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Gyachung Kang, Nangpai Gosum, Nangpa La, Tenzing Peak.

  • gyachung kang qomolangma5.1 miE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Gyachung Kang, Qomolangma

    131 min walk • Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas, and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu and Mount Everest. It lies on the border between Nepal and China.

  • nangpai gosum3.3 miSW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Nangpai Gosum

    84 min walk • 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.

  • nangpa la qomolangma4.5 miW
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

    Nangpa La, Qomolangma

    116 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.

  • tenzing peak qomolangma1.7 miNE
    Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

    Tenzing Peak, Qomolangma

    43 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.

  • nangpai gosum glacier sagarmatha national park5.6 miSW
    Natural attraction, Nature, Natural feature

    Nangpai Gosum Glacier, Sagarmatha National Park

    143 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.

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