Pokalde

Pokalde Peak is a mountain peak of situated 12 km southwest of . Pokalde Peak is one of the shortest and easiest trekking peaks in the Everest Region.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: mountain in Nepal
  • Also known as: “Pokhalde”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kongma Tse and Nuptse Glacier.

Peak
Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in the , . is part of the Mahalangur Himal and it has an elevation of 5,849 metres. It was formerly called Mehra Peak, but, it was later renamed to avoid confusion with . is situated 2½ km north of Pokalde.

Glacier
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 3½ km northeast of Pokalde.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thukla and Dingboche.

Hamlet
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Dughla is a small hamlet in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, to the south of . The settlement, consisting of several huts, is located at an elevation of 4,620 metres, making it one of the highest settlements in the world, but… is situated 3 km west of Pokalde.

Photo: Markrosenrosen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a relatively large village in , located between and Chukhung. It is above the tree line, and so lacks the greenery of the villages below.

Photo: Babin Dulal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is in in Sagarmatha National Park at an altitude of about 4,371 m. is a station on the Mount Everest Trek between Namche Bazar and Mount Everest Base Camp, and is a popular stop for trekkers and climbers.

Pokalde

Latitude
27.92192° or 27° 55′ 19″ north
Longitude
86.83702° or 86° 50′ 13″ east
Elevation
5,458 metres (17,907 feet)
Open location code
7MV8WRCP+QR
Geo­Names ID
7996850
Wiki­data ID
Q968606
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Persian—“Pokalde” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Pokalde”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پوكالد”
  • French: “Pokalde”
  • German: “Dolma Ri”
  • German: “Pokalde”
  • German: “Pokhalde”
  • Ladin: “Pokalde”
  • Persian: “پوکالده”

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