Kalapattar

Kala Patthar is a notable landmark located on the south ridge of in the Nepali above . Although not a proper mountain, with a prominence of only 10 m, the ascent of Kala Patthar is very popular with trekkers in the region of since it provides the most accessible closeup view of Everest.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 5,545 metres
  • Description: landmark located on the south ridge of Pumori in the Nepalese Himalayas
  • Also known as: “Kala Patthar” and “Kalapatthar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pu Mori and Khangri East.

Peak
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
Pumori is a mountain on the – border in the Mahalangur section of the . Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of . Pumori, meaning "the Mountain Daughter" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory.

Peak
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Khangri Shar is a mountain in and China.

Campsite
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is a campsite.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gorakshep and Khumbu Icefall.

Hamlet
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Gorak Shep, also spelled , is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale.

Locality
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The is located at the head of the and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres on the Nepali slopes of , not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit.

Hamlet
Photo: Theprotrekker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a mountain which lies close to the and the . There are two main peaks, East and West.

Kalapattar

Latitude
27.9958° or 27° 59′ 45″ north
Longitude
86.82844° or 86° 49′ 42″ east
Elevation
5,545 metres (18,192 feet)
Open location code
7MV8XRWH+89
Open­Street­Map ID
node 564117511
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
1283271
Wiki­data ID
Q1511454
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Kalapattar” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كالا بتثار”
  • Asturian: “Kala Patthar”
  • Basque: “Kala Patthar”
  • Belarusian: “Кала-Патхар”
  • Bengali: “কালা পাথার”
  • Catalan: “Kala Patthar”
  • Cebuano: “Kala Pattar”
  • Chinese: “卡拉帕塔”
  • Danish: “Kala Patthar”
  • Dutch: “Kala Patthar”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كالا بتثار”
  • Estonian: “Kala Patthar”
  • Finnish: “Kala Patthar”
  • French: “Kala Pattar”
  • French: “Kala Patthar”
  • Galician: “Kala Patthar”
  • German: “Kala Pattar”
  • German: “Kala Patthar”
  • Indonesian: “Kala Patthar”
  • Italian: “Kala Patthar”
  • Japanese: “カラ・パタール”
  • Japanese: “カラパタール”
  • Ladin: “Kala Patthar”
  • Marathi: “कालापत्थर”
  • Minangkabau: “Kala Patthar”
  • Nepali: “काला पत्थर”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kala Patar”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kala Pattar”
  • Norwegian: “Kala Pattar”
  • Persian: “کالا پاتار”
  • Polish: “Kala Pattar”
  • Portuguese: “Kala Patthar”
  • Russian: “Кала-Патхар”
  • Spanish: “Kala Patthar”
  • Swedish: “Kala Patthar”
  • Turkish: “Kala Patthar”
  • Ukrainian: “Кала-Патхар”
  • Urdu: “کالا پتھر”
  • Venetian: “Kala Patthar”
  • Western Panjabi: “کالا پتھر”

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