Pokalde
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: mountain in Nepal
- Also known as: “Pokhalde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongma Tse and Nuptse Glacier.
Kongma Tse
Peak
Photo: DARIO SEVERI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kongma Tse is a mountain in the Koshi Province, Nepal. Kongma Tse 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 Kongma Tse to avoid confusion with Mera Peak. Kongma Tse is situated 2½ km north of Pokalde.
Nuptse Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nuptse Glacier is situated 3½ km northeast of Pokalde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thukla and Dingboche.
Thukla
Hamlet
Dughla is a small hamlet in Solukhumbu District in the Himalayas of Nepal, to the south of Khumbu Glacier. 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… Thukla is situated 3 km west of Pokalde.
Dingboche
Photo: Markrosenrosen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingboche is a relatively large village in Khumbu, located between Pangboche and Chukhung. It is above the tree line, and so lacks the greenery of the villages below.
Pheriche
Photo: Babin Dulal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pheriche is in Khumbu in Sagarmatha National Park at an altitude of about 4,371 m. Pheriche 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
- Category: mountain
- Location: Khumbu Pasanglamhu, Solukhumbu, Koshi Province, Nepal, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Persian—“Pokalde” goes by many names.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pokalde”. Photo: Superikonoskop, CC BY-SA 3.0.