Guangming
Guangming is a peak in Xigaze, Tibet and has an elevation of 6,593 metres. Guangming is situated nearby to the locality Khumbu Icefall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rongbuk Glacier and Khumbutse Peak.
Rongbuk Glacier
Glacier
Photo: Ocrambo, Public domain.
The Rongbuk Glacier is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet. Two large tributary glaciers, the East Rongbuk Glacier and the West Rongbuk Glacier, flow into the main Rongbuk Glacier.
Khumbutse Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Khumbutse is the first mountain west of Mount Everest. It lies at the border between Nepal and China.
Lingtren
Peak
Lingtren, 6,749 metres, is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal area of Himalaya, about 8 kilometres distant in a direct line from Mount Everest. It lies on the international border between Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and it was first climbed in 1935.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khumbu Icefall and Gorakshep.
Khumbu Icefall
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Khumbu Icefall is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres on the Nepali slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit.
Gorakshep
Hamlet
Photo: Niklassletteland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gorak Shep, also spelled Gorakshep, is a settlement nestled on the periphery of a frozen lakebed blanketed with sand in Nepal, sharing its name with the locale. Gorakshep is situated 8 km southwest of Guangming.
Hillary Step
Locality
Photo: Debasish biswas kolkata, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hillary Step was a 40-foot vertical rock face that sat 8,790 metres above sea level on the southeast ridge of Mount Everest. Located halfway between the "South Summit" and the true summit, the Hillary Step was the most technically difficult part of the typical Nepal-side Everest climb and the last real challenge before reaching the top of the mountain. Hillary Step is situated 9 km southeast of Guangming.
Guangming
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 6,593 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Xigaze, Tibet, Southwest China, China, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
28.04601° or 28° 2′ 46″ northLongitude
86.86427° or 86° 51′ 51″ eastElevation
6,593 metres (21,631 feet)Open location code
7MW82VW7+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 9857435738OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
8436337
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